The Philippines has over 7,600 islands that make up the country. It is home to 52,177 different types of animals. The country has one of the highest rates of the discovery of new animal species on the world.
Official National Animal
The Philippine Eagle
Philippine eagles can be seen on Mount Kitanglad and the islands of Mindanao, Luzon, Leyte, and Samar
Brahmy kites large birds of prey can be found in Bohol, Mindoro, Palawan, Cebu, Marinduque, Guimaras, Leyte, Lubang, Sarangani, Masbate, and Tawi-Tawi
Dugong sea cows live around Palawan Island
Whale sharks swim in the waters surrounding Leyte, Tubbataha, Donsol, and Oslob Islands
Tarsiers are the second-smallest primates in the world, They live in Corella, Bohol, and the Philippines
Tokay geckos sound like old-fashioned alarm clocks. They're the second largest species of gecko and make their homes on Luzon Island
Tamaraws are small-hooved mammals that live in Mindoro
Philippine crocodiles can be seen at the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park. They're the rarest crocodiles in the world
On Luzon Island, you'll find the birds Luzon Bleeding Heart and Luzon Hornbill. There are many other species among them the Flame-breasted fruit dove
The Visayas are home to Negros scops owls, Visayas tarictic hornbills, yellow-faced flamebacks, and flame-templed babblers. Among the birds found in Palawan are Palawan scops owls, Palawan hornbills, and Palawan tits
Among the species of marine life that live in the waters surrounding the Philippines are whale sharks, pygmy seahorses, cuttlefish, and blue-ring octopuses
Philippine forest turtles can be found in Palawan and some surrounding islands
Asian small-clawed otters are semi-aquatic mammals native to southern and southeastern Asia
The Bohol and Mindanao regions have Philippine flying lemurs
Philippine long-tailed macaques are crab-eating macaques and live in the woodlands and forests of the Philippines
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