Blog Posts on bats

DENR Chief Bats for more Studies on Biodiversity by Magandang Ideya on May 8, 2012Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje has urged research institutions and support organizations to join the DENR in the conduct of comprehensive biodiversity assessment and inventory of...

New7Wonders of Nature: Puerto Princesa Underground River by Riding the Breeze on Apr 29, 2012The first time I heard about the Puerto Princesa Underground River was when it started vying for a spot as one of the New7Wonders of Nature. I have never been to Palawan before our trip this year. But I have long been hearing about the famous El Nido...

Death and Deliverance on Phnom Sampeau by EAZY Traveler on Mar 22, 2012Victims of the Khmer Rouge After our bamboo train adventure, our tuk-tuk shuttled us 18 kilometers southwest of Battambang to Phnom Sampeau (Phnom Sampou), a limestone hill shaped – as its name suggests in Khmer – like a ship, rising up from the...

Monfort Bat Cave Sanctuary in Samal by RichardDiongson.Com on Nov 24, 2011A lot of people don’t know that the world’s largest colony of bats is found right here in Davao. I’m talking about the Monfort Bat Cave Sanctuary in Brgy. Tambo, Island Garden City of Samal. It has 5 cave openings with an estimated...

Animals with Astonishing Powers Part One! by Amazing Animals on Sep 29, 2011Meet Nature’s Super Animals: From the pufferfish pack with deadly poison, to the leafcutter ants with amazing strength, to the hummingbirds that flaps its wings with lightning speed; the natural world is full of animals with astonishing skills and...

10 Animals with Extra-ordinary Senses! by Amazing Animals on Aug 1, 2011A list of 10 animals that have a sixth sense. We all know that human has five normal senses namely; sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing. In some documented cases, a number of individual possess a sixth sense – or what experts define as ESP. Ho...

Cutest Bat in the World: Honduran White BatThe Honduran white... by Trust your pen and Doodle on Mar 6, 2011Cutest Bat in the World: Honduran White BatThe Honduran white bat (Ectophylla alba) has snow white fur and a yellow nose and ears. It is tiny, only 37-47 mm long. The only member of the genus Ectophylla, it is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Ric...

Circadian Bat Flights Over Pinacanauan River by on Dec 2, 2010I had a hard time pronouncing Pinacanauan River when I went home and told my mother about it that I just described it to her as "this scenic green lake surrounded by lush trees and limestone walls, where you go on a boat ride then sit on a rocky isle...

Circadian Bat Flights Over Pinacanauan River by on Dec 2, 2010I had a hard time pronouncing Pinacanauan River when I went home and told my mother about it that I just described it to her as "this scenic green lake surrounded by lush trees and limestone walls, where you go on a boat ride then sit on a rocky isle...

First European Fishing Bat Discovered by Endangered and Loving It! on Nov 27, 2010The long-fingered bat is the first bat species in Europe known to catch and eat fish, scientists say.Weighing around 0.3 ounce (9 grams) and measuring just over 1.5 inches (42 millimeters), the minuscule bat was long thought to feed only on insects.