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Wednesday 21 July 2021

Signs - Bohol, Philippines

For other signs from around the world please check Tom's blog.

Photos taken in the Philippines in December 2018, in the island of Bohol, the 10th largest island of the Philippines.

Its most famous attraction are The Chocolate Hills, made up of numerous mounds of brown limestone formations.

The main viewing point of the Chocolate Hills is the government owned Chocolate Hills complex in the town of Carmen, about 55km (34mi) from the capital Tagbilaran.


Chocolate Hills viewing point

The staircase to the viewing point - a lot of stairs...

Even the steps have signs

Bohol is also the home of the Philippine Tarsier Sanctuary - a place devoted to saving this declining tiny species of primates. They measure about 9 to 16cm (3.5 to 6 in) excluding the tail, and weigh about 80 to 160 (2.8 to 5.8 oz).

They are nocturnal, very sensitive to noise, light and touch, which can lead them to suicide. They only produce one offspring a year with a gestation period of 180 days, their huge eyes are larger then their brain, and they can't rotate their eyes, but instead they can twist their necks 180 degrees in either direction.






41 comments:

  1. ...wow, what a great collection. Tarsiers are new to me! Thanks Sami for joining the party, enjoy your week.

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    1. Thanks Tom. I hadn't heard of tarsiers before either. Thanks for hosting Tom.

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  2. Is there not a lift up to the Chocolate Hills? A chocolate reward if you walk up the stairs? After seeing Tarsier, ET did come home.

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    1. No lift to the Chocolate Hills, just a lot of steps! I counted them, but can't remember now. A chocolate reward when you reach the peak would be a great idea Andrew :) The tarsier does look like ET :)

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  3. What a beautiful place! Great signs too.

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    1. Thanks Martha, we loved our visit there.

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  4. Great views. The tarsier is new to me.

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    1. I had never heard of it before either. Thanks William

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  5. Dearest Sami,
    Those Tarsier signs are the best!
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  6. It must be awful for them to live in today´s world. Hope people read and follow the signs.

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    1. That's why the sanctuary is so important. Visitors have to keep quiet and we don't get too close to them either.

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    1. Obrigada Francisco, boa semana para si tambem.

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  8. Hope these small animals are protected and survive. Chocolate Hills sounds like a place where Willy Wonka must live.

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    1. He could well live there :) I hope they survive too, they are very special.

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  9. Great signs, Sami. Tarsiers are new to me too but they sure are cute.

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    1. Thanks Bill. Tarsiers are very cute for sure :)

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  10. Very special animals. Also new to me Sami.

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  11. Aw, they are most adorable. What a fun adventure.

    Have a fabulous day, Sami. ♥

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  12. O que eu gostaria de voltar agora às Filipinas!!!

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    1. Tambem gostamos do pouco que vimo. A minha filha viveu la 3 anos, ela e o marido trabalhavam para a Shell.

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  13. Some really interesting signs there.

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  14. It never ceases to amaze me that we continue to drive animals to the brink of extinction and then spend millions of dollars attempting their recovery.

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  15. I love that I learnt two new things tonight Sami, I had no idea about the Chocolate Hills, look amazing on the link, and I've not heard of Tarsiers either, aren't they so cute, a bit like little Yodas 😉

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    1. They are little cuties, yes very similar to Yodas, Lol.
      Have a nice weekend Grace

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  16. Chocolate hills! Wow a fantasy name! Fascinating creature, the Tarsier.

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    1. Thanks Magiceye, they are very cute creatures.

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  17. I love the name Chocolate Hills. It would be fun to live in a spot named that!

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    1. It certainly would be fun to live in Chocolate Hills, thanks Jeanie :)

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  18. The Chocolate Hill signs are wonderful. It was great to see them, too. I had no idea what a tarsier was, but I think they are really adorable. Great signs this week, Sami.

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    1. Thanks Elizabeth. I loved the area and learning about the tarsiers.

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  19. Tarsiers are new to me too but they are such cute critters!

    Love the Chocolate Hill signs.

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    1. Thanks Veronica, they are very cute :)

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