Davao: The Eagles' Time

Before New Year's Eve, we went to see the Philippine Eagles at its sanctuary at Malagos, the foot of Mt. Apo. The Sanctuary breeds those endangered species that we have here in the Philippines like the famous Philippine Eagles, the White Bellied Sea Eagles, the Brahminy Kites and others.

We should really save our Eagles, they are endangered. It's sad because these kinds of species are beautiful and really are pride to the Filipinos yet a lot of hunters mercilessly hunt them down just to eat or make them pets. Plus we are also continuing to destroy their natural habitats hence no living place, no more breeding grounds, less new born eaglets.

Presently, there are 35 Philippine Eagles in the sanctuary; there will be an additional one coming this January 27 as a new egg will be hatched. :)

Aside from the Philippine Eagles there are other kinds of eagles in the sanctuary. Here are some of the other birds in the sanctuary.

White Bellied Sea Eagle

Eagle Owl

Brahminy Kite

There are other animals in the sanctuary like the Cappuccins, Wild Bore, Philippine Mountain Deer, etc. The Sanctuary takes care of endangered species, breeds them and tries to reintroduce them to the wild. Unfortunately, from the 4 Philippine Eagles that they have reintroduced to the wild, none of them survived. :(

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After the Malagos Sanctuary, we went back to the city at Gusteau's Fud Haus and ate Crabs. Big Crabs. Yummy! We still saw them live and served to us in a very yummy way.

those are live ones

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My Christmas in Davao is really a Merry Christmas, spending time with family, staying at a place that is accessible to many places, everyday pasta. Haha But hey, my weight is kind of maintained. :P The relaxed, nothing to worry about aura. Such a nice place, the only thing that is unusual to me is on New Year's Eve, it's so quiet. No one is lighting firecrackers or any pyrogenics. It's a city ordinance that it is not allowed even if it's New Year. That's why its really quiet New Year's Eve time. I'm really gonna miss Davao, I'm actually missing it now.

Things I did while in Davao...

- shopped at SM Davao

- saw the Ampatuan Mansions

- visited the Ateneo de Davao University Campuses

- rode the zip line at Outland Adventure

- visited and went on swimming at GAP Farming Resort

- saw the butterflies at Butterfly House

- saw the many crocodiles at Crocodile Park

- soared with the Philippine Eagles at Philippine Eagle Sanctuary in Malagos

- ate big crabs at Gusteau's Fud Haus

- visited the Davao Museum at Insular Village

- ate frozen yogurt at Tutti Frutti

We'll surely come back to the Land Of Promise, Davao City! Wait for our return! :D <3 :)

xoxo