Almost Famous

Lindsey and I recently attended two press conferences and now we've made it into the newspapers! When Norma visited the cave a few days ago she brought this little gem with her - enjoy!

Fact of the Day No. 8

Bats are a highly diverse group of animals: the world's smallest bat, the bumblebee bat, weighs less than a penny, while the world's largest bats, flying foxes, have a six-foot wingspan.

Image obtained from acidcow.com.

Fact of the Day No. 7

The Philippines is the No. 1 texting nation in the world. Between 350 and 400 million texts are sent daily in the Philippines, which is more than the U.S. and Europe combined!

Fact of the Day No. 6

One little brown bat has the ability to eat ~1000 mosquitoes in just one hour.

Image obtained from blog.duncraft.com.

Fact of the Day No. 5

As of July 2011, the population of the Philippines was estimated to be 101,833,938. This makes the Philippines the 12th most populated country in the world.

Image obtained from art.com.

Visas

We passed another major milestone in our trip yesterday. Four hours and $350 dollars later, Lindsey and I successfully renewed our visas. Now we are legally approved to stay in the Philippines until November 4th!

Fact of the Day No. 4

There are only 3 species of vampire bats and they all live in Latin America. Contrary to popular belief, vampire bats do not suck blood, but actually lap it up like kittens instead.

Image obtained from topnews.net.nz.