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Jumping spider<br />
 Salticidae Family<br />
Pasonanca, Zamboanga<br />
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from Joel Laderas Dela Cruz : those black spot are their posterial & lateral eyes.
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Jumping spider
Salticidae Family
Pasonanca, Zamboanga

from Joel Laderas Dela Cruz : those black spot are their posterial & lateral eyes.

  • This is the Whiskered Pitta Group on the way to Camp Sawa!
  • San Juan, Batangas<br />
November 2008<br />
<br />
We were in San Juan, Batangas when Tim Fisher showed up. We were looking at shore birds.
  • COMMON SHORT-NOSED FRUIT BAT
<i>Cynopterus brachyotis</i>
Family Pteropodidae

This is the most common fruit bat in built-up areas and disturbed lowland habitats. It is common and widely distributed. It measures from 88-110 mm in length. 

This bat was rescued from Barkley, our Boston Terrier. Apart from looking and sounding very frightened, it seemed uninjured. It did not have any wounds. I never realized that bats made a lot of squeaking noises. We were able to rescue it in the first place because we heard it crying. It also made sounds the whole time we tried to return it to a tree. Lala Española said, "They're sensitive to stress and need time to rest undisturbed. That's why sugar water is usually given after handling to help them recover. The crying is nothing to be alarmed about since they do it all the time when feeding on a fruit tree." It stayed in the tree even it became dark. When I checked on it the following morning, it was gone.


I was wondering whether this was a juvenile because it looked so small. Lala Española said, "Btw, you can tell the age if you put a flashlight under a joint in the wing. You'll be able to see the degree of development from cartilage to bone. Another way is to tell age is if it is lactating or has a baby attached to it--meaning adult female. But, of course, someone trained to handle bats should be the one to do it."
  • Long-tailed Macaque<br />
Mt. Palay Palay, October 2011
  • This is beach in near Underground River. Tonji saw the bird when we went there.<br />
This is an uncommon resident.
  • Long-tailed Macaque<br />
Subic<br />
November 2011
  • GREEN CRESTED LIZARD
<i>Bronchocela cristatella</i>
Subic
  • RETICULATED PYTHON<br />
Candaba, Pampanga<br />
January 2012<br />
<br />
We saw this near the main pond.
  • Untitled photo
  • BROWN RAT SNAKE
<i>Elaphe erythrura erythrura</i>
  • BROWN RAT SNAKE
<i>Elaphe erythrura erythrura
  • BROWN RAT SNAKE
<i>Elaphe erythrura erythrura
  • LONG TAILED MACAQUE<br />
Caylabne, Cavite
  • PHILIPPINE TREE SQUIRREL
<i>Sundasciurus philippinensis</i>
Family Sciuridae
Pasonanca, Zamboanga

range description (taken from http://www.iucnredlist.org) : This species is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found on Mindanao and adjacent islands: Basilan, Biliran, Bohol, Dinagat, Leyte, Mindanao (Agusan del Norte, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, South Cotabato, Surigao del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and Zamboanga del Sur), Samar and Siargao (Heaney et al. 1998; Rickart 2003). It is found from 0 to 2,100 m (L. Heaney pers. comm.). 

common, sometimes considered a pest, also common in the pet trade
  • Marang<br />
Zamboanga
  • Untitled photo
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  • Jumping spider<br />
 Salticidae Family<br />
Pasonanca, Zamboanga<br />
<br />
from Joel Laderas Dela Cruz : those black spot are their posterial & lateral eyes.
  • Untitled photo
  • June 2009, Palawan<br />
This is a picture of a mudskipper in the mangrove area.
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