Category: Biodiversity
Why spiders don’t have red blood
FlipFact of the Day: Invertebrates such as spiders have an open circulatory system, which means that the oxygen-carrying fluid running through…
As faithful as the Philippine eagle
Rich Lindie FlipFact of the Day: As the kids these days would say, the Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) has a…
The unique Philippine species named after the ‘Tarsier Man’
FlipFact of the Day: The Philippine tarsier’s Latin name was changed from Tarsius syrichta to Carlito syrichta in honor of “Tarsier…
These hopping rodents from the Philippines have a weird taste for worms
•Scientists from the Philippines and the U.S.A. discovered two new rodent species in the mountains of Camarines Sur and Aurora. •The…
10 important questions about the Philippine eagle, answered
(Updated on January 14, 2020) One would only need to take a single glance at the Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) to…
Asian elephants are dying out–and we may need to rethink how we’re saving them
•A newly published study suggests that conservation efforts for the Asian elephant should consider indicators other than population count. •Population size…
4 animals that recently bounced back from extinction
•A species goes extinct when all its living members perish, and becomes functionally extinct when its members can no longer…
Here are 4 new fish species from Manila Bay, Batangas, and Mindoro
•Researchers from foreign countries recently discovered four new species of fish in Philippine waters. •A pair of Japanese scientists found…
Here’s how Australia saved 13 mammal species from extinction
•An audit of Australia’s animal havens revealed that they have already saved 13 mammals from extinction due to predators such…
This spider was discovered by accident – and named after a badass Pinay
•For the first time in 127 years, researchers described a new masteriine spider species from the Philippines. •The researchers named…
