CoVer StoRy Taking a tour in Opol Aviary and Mini Zoo By Recthie T. Paculba
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pol Aviary and Mini Zoo feature a wide variety of native birds and animals along Opol Highway, Misamis Oriental. It is a product of Rupert Domingo’s fondness of collecting various species from the different parts of the country.
There are various species in the site including birds of different colors and breeds, albino Burmese python, Philippine brown deer and saltwater crocodile from Siargao Island. Among the 48 bird species raised in the zoo include African lovebirds, diamond
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doves, Nicobar pigeon from Palawan, pincher, local doves, parrot and the Philippine cockatoo. The aviary and mini zoo was opened on November 18, 2006 which was just composed of few animal collections of Domingo and after
Friday, April 12, 2013