Philippine islands provide habitats for a variety of flowering plants, herbs, bushes, and trees, including many endangered flora. The country’s archipelago offers the best habitats for the growth of some of the unique flora on the planet. The mountains in the Philippines provide growing conditions for terrestrial Highlanders like the Nepenthes attenboroughii. Cinnamomum mercadoi grows best in the Philippines forest with mild and stable temperatures. The country also supports the growth of many endemic plant species like Tectonaphilippinensis.

Attenborough’s Pitcher Plant is a carnivorous pitcher plant native to the Victoria massif of Palawan. It has an altitudinal range of 1450 m to 1726 m above sea level. Nepenthesattenboroughii is a terrestrial scrambling or upright plant with a height of 1.5 meters. The leaves are sub-petiolate or coriaceous and sessile. The species grow on nickel/magnesium-rich ultramafic soil and mainly in high altitudes shrublands. The Attenborough’s Pitcher Plant is dioecious with a slight male bias.Plant poaching is thus a detrimental against this species since the reproduction to take place both sexes must be present. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) classifies the plant as Critically Endangered for its restricted distribution and plant poaching. There is no conservative measure for the pitcher plant, and the plant growth areas are not listed as protected areas. Mining occurs at the base of Mount Victoria. However, there is some form of protecting derived from the Conservation on International Trade in Endangered Species which protects all plants in the genus Nepenthes.

Kalingag (Cinnamomum mercadoi) belongs to the Lauraceae family. The plant species is native to the Philippines growing in the forests at about 300 to 700 meters and sometimes high elevations of about 2,000 meters. The species grows best in subtropical and medium temperate forest conditions with high humidity and stable mild temperatures. The fruit-specialized hornbill disperses the seed distributing the species across the island. The leaves are simple, sub-opposite or opposite, with a pale green background.It has smooth and rarely exerted petals. Corky pustules cover the bark giving it a slightly rough appearance. The flowers are greenish-yellowish. The fruits are smooth and shiny with elliptic-shaped soft seeds.The consecutive loss of forests in the Philippines and overharvesting of the Cinnamon plants makes it a vulnerable species according to the IUCN.

an endemic species in the Philippines and locally known as Balakat tree, has been traditionally used by folks as a herbal plant to treat parasitic infections caused by ringworms and mites, as well as diseases caused by bacteria, like urinary tract infections.

Cinnamomum cubuense, the Cebu cinnamonor, locally, kaningag, is a species of cinnamon endemic to Cebu Island, Philippines. It was first discovered in Cantipla, Cebu in mid-1980s and described by Kostermans in 1986. The tree is endemic to the island of Cebu but several trees have been found in neighboring Camotes Isalnd and Siquijor Island.

Birds and their Biology

Parrots, also known as psittacines, are birds of the roughly 393 species in 92 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions.

Scientific name: Psittaciformes
Kingdom: Animalia
Order: Psittaciformes; Wagler, 1830
Class: Aves
Lifespan: Kakapo: 95 years, Hyacinth macaw: 50 years

Pigeons and doves constitute the animal family Columbidae and the order Columbiformes, which includes about 42 genera and 310 species. They are stout-bodied birds with short necks, and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily feed on seeds, fruits, and plants.

Scientific name: Columbidae
Family: Columbidae; Leach, 1820
Class: Aves
Order: Columbiformes; Latham, 1790
Clutch size: Marquesan imperial pigeon: 1

Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes, which includes about 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers adapted for silent flight.

Scientific name: Strigiformes
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes; Wagler, 1830
Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Order

Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and constitute the biological family Trochilidae. They are the smallest of birds, most species measuring 7.5–13 cm in length. The smallest extant bird species is the 5 cm bee hummingbird, which weighs less than 2.0 g

Penguins are a group of aquatic flightless birds. They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, with only one species, the Galapagos penguin, found north of the equator. Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have evolved into flippers.

Eaten by: Sea lion
Class: Aves
Scientific name: Spheniscidae
Family: Spheniscidae; Bonaparte, 1831
Lifespan: Emperor penguin: 20 years, Little penguin: 6 years

Animals and their Biology

The lion (Panthera leo) is a species in the family Felidae; it is a muscular, deep-chested cat with a short, rounded head, a reduced neck and round ears, and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Feliformia
Family: Felidae
Subfamily:Pantherinae
Genus: Panthera
Species: P. leo

The tiger (Panthera tigris) is the largest species among the Felidae and classified in the genus Panthera. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on reddish-orange fur with a lighter underside. It is an apex predator, primarily preying on ungulates such as deer and wild boar. It is territorial and generally a solitary but social predator, requiring large contiguous areas of habitat, which support its requirements for prey and rearing of its offspring.

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Suborder:Feliformia
Family:Felidae
Subfamily:Pantherinae
Genus:Panthera
Species:P. tigris

The cat (Felis catus) is a small carnivorous mammal.It is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae and often referred to as the domestic cat to distinguish it from wild members of the family.The cat is either a house cat or a farm cat, which are pets, or a feral cat, which ranges freely and avoids human contact. A house cat is valued by humans for companionship and for its ability to hunt rodents.

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Suborder:Feliformia
Family:Felidae
Subfamily:Felinae
Genus:Felis
Species:F. catus

The wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the gray/grey wolf, is a canine native to the wilderness and remote areas of Eurasia and North America. It is the largest extant member of its family, with males averaging 43–45 kg (95–99 lb) and females 36–38.5 kg (79–85 lb). It is distinguished from other Canis species by its larger size and less pointed features, particularly on the ears and muzzle.

Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Carnivora
Family:Canidae
Genus:Canis
Species:C. lupus

The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris when considered a subspecies of the wolf or Canis familiaris when considered a distinct species) is a member of the genus Canis (canines), which forms part of the wolf-like canids, and is the most widely abundant terrestrial carnivore.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis
Species: C. lupus
Subspecies: C. l. familiaris

Mark Sinclair, better known by his stage name Vin Diesel, is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He is born in July 18, 1967 at Alameda County, California, U.S. Diesel’s career began in 1990 but he doesn’t easily gain roles until he wrote and produced the short film Multi Facial (1995). His fame rose when he gained reputation as an action star after starring at The Fast and the Furious (2001), XXX (2002). Later in his career, Diesel also gained notoriety for lending his voice to the character of Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and in the animated movie Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018).

Do you know who invented the sport basketball? Well it all starts with James Naismith, a teacher at a YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts, is credited with inventing basketball in 1891. He first used a peach basket and its hoop is made only with wire. The game had it’s first appearance at the Olympics Summer Games in Berlin, Germany in 1936. The player who scored the most at a single game is Wilt Chamberlain who scored 100 points against the Atlanta Hawks.

This Blog intends to share facts, trivia’s, and news about sports. We will give you the freshest and the hottest news all around the globe. We will also help you to find what sports are you in or you should pursue, we will also help you how to do well in your sport and what improvements you could do to levitate your skills. We also having fun games or questions for you to identify which region or place does your selected sport originates.

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