Lions who lunch
That sundown one day two weeks ago was one “rush hour” we cannot forget.
That sundown one day two weeks ago was one “rush hour” we cannot forget.
MT. HAMIGUITAN, Davao Oriental—Her flight to freedom was unsteady, as the Philippine eagle hit a tent along her flight path, apparently confused at the sheer number of people watching her
WHAT do you do if you’re a bachelor with property and quite a bit of money, and with no heirs to inherit your worldly goods?
Tarsiers and forest birds might make for cute and cuddly pets, but they do not belong in a cage, Environment Secretary Ramon Paje warned during this week’s celebration of World Wildlife Day.
Seconds after Mike Braun spotted the deer in his headlights, his six-day-old car had $8,000 worth of damage, including a punctured radiator.
Authorities are tracking down the owner of a tarsier that was found at the Manila Golf and Country Club in Makati City who may be charged with illegally keeping the endangered primate.
The Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) is one of the smallest known primates in the world. No larger than an adult person’s hand, its size ranges from 118 to 149 millimeters (4.6 to 5.8 inches) while its average weight is between 113 to 142 grams (about 1/10 of a kilo).
As if finding squirrels weren’t unusual enough in highly urbanized Metro Manila, the posh Manila Golf and Country Club in Forbes Park, Makati City, on Friday yielded another out-of-place creature: a tarsier.
I’m sitting at a coffee shop table with Dr. Nielsen Donato, renowned veterinarian and, for the past year-and-a-half, co-host (with fellow vet Dr. Ferds Recio) of the environmental show “Born To Be Wild,” which airs Wednesday nights at 11:30 on GMA 7 (with a spin-off, “Born Impact,” Sundays at 9:30 p.m.). And his phone won’t stop ringing.
Wen Wen, one of 25 dolphins transferred from Subic in the Philippines to a Singapore oceanarium despite protests from activists, died during its flight to the city-state on Thursday, the resort said.
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