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Philippine tarsier climbing a tree. The tarsier is named for its elongated "tarsus" or ankle bone. [2]The genus Carlito is named after conservationist Carlito Pizarras. [3] The Philippine tarsier is known as mawumag in Cebuano and other Visayan languages, and magô in Waray, [4] [5] It is also known as mamag, magau, malmag, and magatilok-iok.
Homo luzonensis, also known as Callao Man and locally called " Ubag " after a mythical caveman, [ 2][ 3] is an extinct, possibly pygmy, species of archaic human from the Late Pleistocene of Luzon, the Philippines. Their remains, teeth and phalanges, are known only from Callao Cave in the northern part of the island dating to before 50,000 years ...
The ninth season of Bones was released on DVD format only (subtitled "Til Death Do Us Part Edition") in region 1 on September 16, 2014, [35] in region 2 on September 15, 2014, [36] and in region 4 on November 26, 2014. [37] The set includes all 24 episodes of season nine on a 6-disc DVD set presented in anamorphic widescreen.
t. e. The archaeology of the Philippines is the study of past societies in the territory of the modern Republic of the Philippines, an island country in Southeast Asia, through material culture . The history of the Philippines focuses on Spanish colonialism and how the Philippines became independent from both Spain and the United States.
The milkfish ( Chanos chanos) is a widespread species of ray-finned fish found throughout the Indo-Pacific. It is the sole living species in the family Chanidae, and the only living member of the genus Chanos. [ 2][ 3][ 4] The repeating scientific name ( tautonym) is from Greek khanos ( χάνος ‘mouth’). [ 5][ 6] The species has many ...
Stegodon. Stegodon ("roofed tooth" from the Ancient Greek words στέγω, stégō, 'to cover', + ὀδούς, odoús, 'tooth' because of the distinctive ridges on the animal's molars) is an extinct genus of proboscidean, related to elephants. It was originally assigned to the family Elephantidae along with modern elephants but is now placed ...
San Agustin Church is located in General Luna St, Manila, Metro Manila. The present structure is actually the third Augustinian church erected on the site. [ 6] The first San Agustin Church was the first religious structure constructed by the Spaniards on the island of Luzon. [ 7]
The Philippine cobra is a stocky snake of medium length with long cervical ribs capable of expanding, so when threatened, a hood can be formed. The average length of this species is 1.0 metre (3.3 ft). [ 4] The species can grow to lengths of 1.6 metres (5.2 ft) [ 4] However, subpopulations of the species, particularly specimens from Mindoro ...