The Terrestrial and Marine Life on Bohol Island: The Bohol National Museum Tour Part 2

Happy Saturday Hivers!

During my Bohol adventure, I also visited their National Museum. In fact, I have already posted my Bohol National Museum Tour Part 1. Since the museum is huge, I decided to split it into two posts. So here's the Bohol National Museum Part 2.

The terrestrial and marine life on Bohol Island were also showcased at the museum. Different types of birds, insects, forest types of Bohol, dried leaves, seashells, and marine life were also displayed. To be honest, I didn't know that some of them existed on the island since I haven't seen them.

I remember when I was a kid, there were times that my friends and I stayed at the beach after school until sundown. While staying at the beach, we would often encounter flocks of birds flying. Similar to humans, some birds also return home after hunting for food before sunset. But what I can recall from that time is that I had only seen a few species of birds.

As I got older, I didn't pay much attention to the variety of bird species in the Philippines. I didn't know about the different varieties of bird species. What I had in mind is that we have many different species of birds on the different islands of the Philippines.

And when I visited the museum, that's when I learned that we have 682 species documented in the country. Sadly, at least 156 species are endangered due to hunting, destruction, and habitat loss. It is somewhat depressing information.

After learning about the variety of bird species, something else caught my attention in another part of the museum: bats hanging beneath the ceiling.

In the Philippines, we also have many bats. But do you know what? Bat feces are very helpful to our plants, as we can use their feces as plant fertilizer. This is what we usually used during our gardening days back in elementary school. Our teacher would bring us to a well-known cave in our hometown, and that's where we harvested the bat's feces. But this time, I am uncertain if I can still manage to get inside that specific cave, as the smell of the bat's feces is getting so strong that only a few people can tolerate it.

Do you also have many bats in your country? Have you also used their feces as fertilizer?

A variety of insect species were also displayed. To be honest, I don't like to see insects. I'm the opposite of my friend, who really enjoys taking pictures of them. So, I didn't pay that much attention to the insect area.

I was not astonished when I found the tarsier displayed at the museum because on Bohol Island, they are well-known. One of the tourist attractions that one can visit in Bohol is the Bohol Tarsier Sanctuary. Tarsiers are very sensitive to noise and lights, so taking photos with the flash on and making noise is strictly prohibited.

While exploring the museum, I also noticed that there was a Philippine Long-tailed Macaque. The macaque is an Old World Monkey. We have many monkeys in the Philippines; in fact, there are places where they are made into tourist attractions.

Bohol also has four types of forests located in three different towns on Bohol Island. Both Dipterocarp and Limestone Karst Forest are situated in Bilar Town, while the Beach Forest is in the municipality of Loon, and the Mangrove forest is in Alburquerque.

Hmm, I didn't know that there are different types of forests. What I know is that when there is dense vegetation, it is already called a forest.

Dried leaves were also displayed at the museum, and these leaves are commonly found in the towns of Alburquerque and Bilar.

Bohol is one of the places in the Philippines with beautiful marine life. In fact, many guests enjoyed scuba diving and free diving as they witnessed the different beautiful creations beneath the sea. That's why they have also displayed the marine life at the museum, as it is one of Bohol's prides.

If one is not fond of scuba diving and free diving but still wants to see some marine life, there are spots where one can enjoy dolphin watching. I haven't tried dolphin watching in Bohol. As a solo traveler, it is expensive for me as I need to rent the entire boat, but I have already seen dolphins swimming and jumping at the water surface during my travels.

They have also displayed various rocks found in Bohol. I didn't know the names of the different rocks; I only learned about them during my visit. This is why I love visiting museums, as they help me broaden my knowledge about different things.

How about you? Are you also fond of visiting museums? Just drop a comment below.

Thank you for reading and see you on my next blog. Cheers!

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Watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.

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