Heritage Nostalgia: The Second Visit at the Museum of Natural History

After months of waiting, the galleries at the National Museum of Natural History are done. They can be visited by the public and you may explore more about the natural richness of our country in terms of resources from land to sea.

The facade of Museum of Natural History which was formerly known as the Department of Tourism office.

Since its opening, there are many visitors who come to this museum
to see the natural and scientific heritage of our country.

The remains of Lolong are one of the most visited exhibits in the museum.

The replica of our planet Earth.

Remains of the dugong.

A bat-winged slug with its scientific name Siphopteron nakakatuwa. "Nakakatuwa" is a Tagalog word meaning amusing.

When I entered the museum, I visited the gallery on the ground floor which featured the varieties of wood in the country. Also, I visited again the exhibit where the remains of Lolong can be found. Definitely, the visitors come to this exhibition and they have this photo opportunity. Adjacent to the exhibit is the gallery called "Our Natural Inheritance." You can watch an audio-visual presentation of the natural heritage sites in our country which are preserved to save the nature. You can also check the replica of our Earth and the newly-discovered plant and animal species discovered in our country. I also got the chance to visit again the Marine Realm Gallery and this time, I've got the chance to enter inside the Abyss or the deepest part of the ocean. It is creepy at first but you will be amazed with the kinds of creatures that you will see in the mysterious part of the ocean such as angler fish.

A rainforest diorama which reminds me of a canopy trail featuring different trees and animals.

The tamaraw.

Civets and rats.

Philippine boar

Birds and rats living in mossy forests (top) and a canopy train in an evergreen rain forest (bottom).

Different variety of insects from bugs and butterflies in the forest.

A replica of a pine forest (top) and the habitat in a rainforest (bottom).

Replica of dwarf forests.

In this museum tour, I've got the chance to visit the newly opened galleries in the fourth and fifth floor. First, the Lowland Evergreen Rainforests gallery. You can see the different plants and trees found in the Philippine rain forests such as birds, fruit bats, snakes, rats, insects, civets, boars and other reptiles.You may also visit the Mossy, Montane and Pine Forests where you can see the animals living in the pine forests.  In fact, you may also see a replica of pygmy forests which can be found in the provinces of Dinagat Island and Davao Oriental.

A replica of limestone forests.

A diorama of caves with stalactites and stalagmites.

Examples of stalactites and stalagmites.

Don't also forget to visit the exhibit for Limestone and Karst Forests. You can see some examples of stalactites and stalagmites and a replica of a cave and limestone forests. Actually, it's been a long day seeing the sights and sounds of this museum, especially exploring the biodiversity of our country in this museum.

Snails and crabs which can be found in the freshwater wetlands.

Different lakes in the Philippines such as the Taal Lake in Batangas, Twin Lakes, Lake Sebu in South Cotabato,
Paoay Lake in Ilocos Norte and Seven Lakes of San Pablo City, Laguna.

Different aquatic creatures found in the freshwaters. 

You may also visit the gallery of Freshwater Wetlands. You can see there the diorama of different lakes in the Philippines as well with replica of animals found in the freshwater wetlands.

Watch out also for the third and final part of this post which is also included in my second visit in the National Museum.

Note: Thanks to PhotoGrid for some photo collages featured in this blog :)

Date of Travel: November 17, 2018