Our History's Natural Awesomeness!

     Heyy there bloggers! We are back, giving you info on different kinds of organisms and happenings in our awesome field trip. After talking to you about the DTRI (Dairy Training and Research Institute) and the IPB (Institute of Plant Breeding), we shall now go to our third stop at this trip, the Museum of Natural History. This, was of course, one of the best sites in the trip since it was filled with different kinds of animals and plants and so many biodiversities! Since this was a museum, we sure expected to meet a lot of things. And that was just what we found here! From whales to bats to beetles to eagles and many more! But of course, these were just models of the animals. But the museum did contain some species that were real. Well anyway, in this museum, we got to find many kinds of Archaeans, Bacteria, and Fungi. We learned how the Philippines is so diverse in its organisms! 

     Well, here are a few pictures of the museum. Although, we are very sorry for our photographer, Ryuu, who had too much fun in the museum that he only got to picture only a few things for our group. We apologize. Well here are the pictures!

A small bridge we found in one of the exhibits

Colorful butterflies

Different kinds of moths

More moths

     In this amazing museum, we got to find about a few species and their information. Here are the organisms:

1. Short Whale

• Common name: Short-finned pilot whale
• Scientific name: Globicephala macrorhynchus 
• Classification:

            Kingdom: Animalia

              Phylum: Chordata

              Class: Mammalia

              Order: Cetartiodactyla

              Family: Delphinidae 

              Genus: Globicephala

              Species: macrorhynchus

     a. Characteristics: This whale has a stream-lined body. It is dark-blue.

     b. Ecological relationship: This whale is a carnivore. It's relationship with other organisms is predation. The short-finned pilot whale preys on small fish or pelagic cephalopods for it's diet.

AND HERE'S A PICTURE ON THIS WHALE!

Two short-finned pilot whales under the sea 

     2. Lungwort

• Common name: Lungwort 
• Scientific name: Lobaria alavae
• Classification: 

           Kingdom: Fungi

             Phylum: Ascomycota

             Class: Lecanoromycetes

             Order: Peltigerales

             Family: Lobariaceae

             Genus: Lobaria

             Species: alavae

      a. Characteristics: It is a leafy lichen. It has a different color when it is wet and when it is dry. It grows on coniferous trees.

      b. Ecological relationship: The lungwort is a decomposer. It of course decomposes on remains of organisms. 

HERE IS THE FUNGUS PICTURE!

The lungwort growing on a tree

    3. Sea turtle

• Common name: Green sea turtle
• Scientific name: Chelonia mydas
• Classification: 

          Kingdom: Animalia

            Phylum: Chordata

            Class: Reptilia

            Order: Testudines

            Family: Cheloniidae

            Genus: Chelonia

            Species: mydas

           a. Characteristics: The green sea turtle has a flat body and a beaked head. It has paddle-like arms which are well adapted for moving. It has a bluegreen color. It is either carnivorous or herbivorous (It changes depending on its age).

             

           b. Ecological relationship: The green sea turtle is either a herbivore or a carnivore. It predates on either plants or small fish. 

AND FINALLY, HERE IS THE SEA TURTLE!

A green sea turtle gliding through the water

And thus ends our long discussion on this museum. Meet us next time on our next lecture on our next trip!