Published May 4, 2021, 7:20 AM
Nature lovers can now have a fast and smooth travel should they decide to visit a popular cave where two unique species were recently discovered North of the Philippines.
CHURCH IN A CAVE. One of the main attractions of the Callao Cave in Cagayan Valley is this church located right inside the same cave. (File photo contributed by Leah D. Estuye)
The P67-million widening project of the Labato Bridge in Barangay Namabbalan has been completed and is expected to address the traffic congestion along Cagayan Valley Road.
The bridge leads to the Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape in Peñablanca town that is home to the majestic Callao Cave.
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SciTech By KAELA MALIG, GMA News
Published April 24, 2021 4:46pm Scientists have discovered three extinct species of giant cloud rats, locally known as buot, in the Philippines. After a four-year study, scientists from University of the Philippines, National Museum of the Philippines, and Field of Museum of Natural History in the US discovered
Carpomys dakal, the largest of the fossil cloud rat named so because it was “much larger compared to the known living species in the same genus”;
Crateromys ballik, which was “slightly smaller than the living Crateromys species in Luzon”; and
Batomys cagayanensis, named after the place where the archeological sites were located.
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Philippines once home to extinct giant “cloud rats”
The Philippines was once home to three previously unknown species of an unusual group of rodents with fluffy tails known as “giant cloud rats”, according to a new fossil discovery.
All three of the newly discovered species (Crateromys ballik, Carpomys dakal, and Batomys cagayanensis) are thought to be extinct.
The discovery was made by an international team of researchers, including from The Australian National University (ANU).
Buot, as the giant rats are known locally, are only found in the Philippines and typically live in trees and eat leaves, buds and seeds.