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20/02/2023

They may appear to be cute and cuddly. But the Finlayson’s squirrel (Callosciurus finlaysonii), a nonnative species in the Philippines, is now considered an invasive alien species that threatens Luzon.

The proliferation of the Finlayson squirrel species was first reported in Metro Manila as early as 2000. Now, sightings of the species in Batangas and Nueva Ecija raised concern about the proliferation of the species in other parts of Luzon.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region IV-A, or Calabarzon area, has confirmed threat posed by the Finlayson’s squirrel in the province of Batangas

📸 Nikon P900

28/01/2023

mt.romelo scobador x kpnlg 📸

27/01/2023

The Grand Mosque of Cotabato, officially the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque, is situated in Cotabato City and is the second largest mosque in the Philippines with the capacity to accommodate 15,000 people. The biggest mosque in the Philippines is the Marawi Grand Mosque in Marawi City which consists of three floors and a basement, and a total floor area of 9,434 square meters and has a capacity to accommodate 20,000 worshipers at any given time. The Bolkiah mosque is located in Barangay Kalanganan II in Cotabato City. It is also the third largest mosque in Southeast Asia after the Istiqlal Mosque of Indonesia and the Marawi Grand Mosque.

26/01/2023

26/01/2023

Screech owls can rotate their head 270 degrees 🦉

They have 14 vertebrae in their neck, double the amount humans have, meaning they have much more flexibility.

by Lydia Ripplinger via Instagram

26/01/2023