animals

Simply Butterfly Conservation Center, Bohol

July 24, 2011 / Filed Under: animals, Bohol, tour, travels, vacation

Simply Butterflies Conservation is located in Bilar, Bohol. It’s main goal is to raise the butterfly population in Bohol and of course, contribute money to the local economy by using butterflies and its by-products. The entrance fee for adults is P30 and for children 4-10 years old, it’s only P5.

They gave us an educational tour telling us the biggest butterfly, the difference between a moth and a butterfly and of course showed some caterpillars, chrysalis and all other things about butterflies.

He even let ykaie hold the different kinds of caterpillars….

Then he took us to the Butterfly Garden and the Butterfly Enclosure, home of over 60 species of butterflies. This particular butterfly that he showed us smells like chocolate. Yup, I sniffed..LOL!

The butterflies in the Butterfly Enclosure are very friendly. You can play with them or just watch them while sitting on the seats provided which are scattered around the area.

There is a Picnic Area in the Conservation Center where families can bond while eating their “baon” {food they brought} and if you didn’t bring any food and you got hungry or thirsty, there’s also a restaurant inside where you can buy food, drinks and their very own Madame Butterfly Ice Cream.

The Philippine Tarsier

July 17, 2011 / Filed Under: animals, Bohol, tour, travels, vacation

The Philippine Tarsier is one of the smallest primate in the world. Here in the Philippines it can only be found in Bohol.

Kuya Edgar was already at the resort when we arrived. So after our Dolphin Watching and Balicasag Island Tour, we immediately changed our clothes and went ahead with our country-side tour.

Our first stop was the Tarsier Sanctuary on the way to Loboc River. There are no entrance fee, they only have a donation box where you can drop whatever amount you want to give. I was very excited to see and touch the Tarsier, unfortunately we weren’t allowed to touch them.

And since these are nocturnal creature, the Tarsier assigned to have his picture taken with the visitors is kind of sleeping on the job..LOL!

But he is just totally CUTE♥. We didn’t mind that he was sleeping at all.

Before leaving the sanctuary, we shopped for souvenirs we can take home to our friends and relatives here in Manila. There are lots of different food and non-food items available. Most of them are tarsier items like shirts, pens, keychains, wallets, bags, and arm bands.

Next Stop: lunch at the famous floating restaurant in Loboc River.

Ocean Adventure, Subic Bay

June 4, 2011 / Filed Under: animals, park, Subic, travels

A little picture taking before we left my cousin’s house..going to Ocean Adventure.

Ocean Adventure is an open-water marine park wherein you can experience dolphins, sea lions and other rescued forest animals. It is also divided into different attractions just like Zoobic Safari.

First stop is Walk on The Wild Side Show which is shown at the Eco-Theater. The show features animals from the Wildife in Need Rescue Center like snake, cat, dog, eagle and an owl.

Here’s ykaie’s photo with the owl….

Next is The Adventures of Olongapo Jones. It is a show featuring the Ocean Adventure mascots and high flying trampoline acrobats. The Adventures of Olongapo Jones is all about environmental education presented in a fun and humorous manner.

Since we were going home that day, we only watched it for a few minutes and then went to see the dolphins.