PH mammal Flashcards
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tamaraws have only 1 mating system
f. 3
a.Monogamous (one bull and one cow)
b.Polygamous (one bull and two cows or one bull and three cows) c. Polyandry
appear as hiders
tamaraws
ave. gestation period of tamaraws
9-10.5 mos
average offspring of tamaraws
1
tamaraws are friendly animals
f. fierce
both female tarsier and tamaraws rear their child
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3 types of vegetations of tmaaraws
Cogon (Imperata cylindrica)
Talahib (Saccharum spontaneum) Shorter grasses that grow on exposed slopes
avegestation of tarsier
6 mos
acclimitazion times for tarsier
1-4 weeeks
can be used to capture tarsiers in the wild
mist nets
where are PH tarsier be found
Samar, Leyte, Bohol, Dinagat, Siargao, Mindanao
dz Commonly observed in pangolins confiscated from illegal trade
corneal ulceration
Unsanitary conditions for transport predispose pangolins to
parasitism
known as the “Cultural Keystone Species” (CKS) of the Bagobo-Tagabawa tribe
ph brown deer
ph deers has pronounced sexual dimorphism
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males vs female deer
2-3 antler tines
dark coat
white tail underside
World’s most important tick parasite in livestock.
Rhipicephalus microplus
(Asian Blue Tick)
deers can also be infected with bluetongue
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live in social groups which are called sounders
visayan warty pigs
all are herbivorous except
a. tamaraw
b. deer
c. dugong
d. warty pig
C
type of diet of tarsier
obligate carnivorous
all have sexual dimorphism except
a. deer
b. macaque
c. warty pig
d. dugong
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critically endangered ph mammals
tamaraw
pangolin
visayan warty pig
largest land mammal in PH
tamaraw