“One touch of Nature makes the whole world kin."    William Shakespeare

 

RIGHT:

Batangas Bay and

Verde Island Passage:

 

In calm seas, most likely during late afternoon trips, it is not unusual to watch schools of dolphins crossing the path of the ferry.

SANS SOUCI, as developer, is taking the responsibility of protecting and preserving nature very seriously. Amongst other regulations, any kind of hunting on their 15 hectares of spectacular property is strictly forbidden.

As a result, an abundance of exotic wildlife has chosen this peaceful environment as a safe haven.

As we do not have much expertise (as yet) to determine fauna and flora in detail, we hope you will follow us in simply accepting nature’s wonders and enjoy the photos below.

LEFT, CENTER & RIGHT:

 

ABOVE :

The usually shy MONITOR LIZARD

 

LEFT: One of the resident TUKOS.

ABOVE & LEFT:

SPIDERS in all shapes, colors and sizes.

ABOVE & LEFT:

PRAYING MANTIS

ABOVE & RIGHT:

TOADS coming out at dusk, especially during the wet season.

LEFT:

Colorful caterpillars, to turn into

beautiful butterflies and moths.

ABOVE:

A small BAT with extremely long ears is testing the cogon grass roof.

ABOVE & RIGHT:

A wasp preparing its food storage.

A pair of LAWIN decided to choose as their residence the crown of a duhat tree between TUKO BEACH RESORT’s Restaurant and the “Bird” Cottage. Undeterred by human presence, these BIRDS OF PREY successfully raised their young and have returned for three consecutive years.

ABOVE & RIGHT:

MONKEYS, a family of four, enjoy the occasional “raid” of fruit trees inside TUKO BEACH RESORT. Whilst we are more than happy to share our papayas, mangos, guavas and bananas, we strictly discourage any attempts of taming by hand feeding.

 

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LEFT: flocks of bright yellow ORIOLE

A GREAT VARIETY OF COLORFUL BIRDS !

 CENTER & RIGHT: several species of KINGFISHER