A local fish store would usually house common varieties of Fish, such as Goldfish, Angelfish Koi, Arowana, and Flowerhorn, as well as Livebearers, Corydoras, Tetra, Danio, and Gourami. But there are certain types of Fish customers are usually curious about because of their looks, size, and shape, I call them “unusual looking Fishes.”
When we think of Fish, the first thing that comes to mind is food. In 2016, the Philippine Statistics Authority…
Text and photos by GREGG YAN This COVID pandemic has drastically limited the number of places we can visit. As…
The previous times, the basic setup for taking care of Goldfish at home was tackled, focusing on filter media, tanks, ponds, and pumps. Here’s more information for one to be able to provide the best care for their Goldfish.
If you fancy yourself as someone who likes Fishes just like I do, then you will find the Allenbatrachus grunniens quite fascinating.
This COVID pandemic has drastically limited the number of places we can visit. As a sprawling outdoor destination, the Marikina River remains one of the few places left for Metro Manila’s citizens to commune with nature.
When we think of Fish, the first thing that comes to mind is food. In 2016, the Philippine Statistics Authority said that next to rice, the second staple food for Filipinos is Fish.
The brittle star (Ophiocoma wendtii) has a unique way of seeing the world because it sees with its body instead of with eyes. Evidence suggests that the body of this particular invertebrate can perceive images, although they’re blurry. This gives this creature extraocular vision in the absence of eyes.
I once wrote a story of my visit to El Nido on March 2021 and my encounter with the lovable Rockskipper and its neighbor, the Lined Shore Crab. Having enjoyed our time there, we planned an encore El Nido trip a month later.
The fact that animals have senses that have a different range from our own should come as no surprise. Indeed, calling them super senses only makes sense from the viewpoint of them requiring radically different ways of perceiving their environments.
