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๐ฆ ๐ โ๐๐ฎ๐ค๐จโ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐
Ever heard a booming ๐จ"๐ง๐จ-๐๐ข!"๐จ"๐ง๐จ-๐๐ข!"๐จ shaking your walls at night? You aren't listening to a noisy nuisance...you are hearing a highly efficient, built-in security and pest control system!
The ๐ง๐ผ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ผ (๐๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฐ) is a large, ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฅ lizard that often claims local homes as its personal fiefdom.
๐ก๏ธ ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ'๐ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐
While they won't exactly chase down a prowler like a trained guard dog, these geckos are ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ to environmental changes. A resident tuko uses its loud, distinct call to defend its turf and attract mates.
If your neighborhood gecko suddenly goes ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ-๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ or sounds โก๐๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐โก, chances are something has disturbed its peaceโwhether it's a rival gecko, a stray animal, or an unexpected human walking by!
๐ชณ ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ-๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น
Forget commercial bug sprays. Tukos are ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ก๐ข๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฒ. They act as free exterminators, keeping your home clear of unwanted pests such as cockroaches and spiders
๐ท๏ธ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ
โข Common Name: Tokay Gecko, Tuko
โข Scientific Name: Gekko gecko
โข IUCN Status: โญ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ก (๐๐)โญ
โข Habitat: Native to the Philippines and wider Southeast Asia
Next time a loud call wakes you up at midnight, don't be annoyed. Just thank your resident predator for keeping the creepy-crawlies away and keeping watch over the house!
#WILDCMU #WildlifeFacts #TokayGecko #Tuko #PhilippineWildlife #WildlifePH #UrbanBiodiversity
Ever heard a booming ๐จ"๐ง๐จ-๐๐ข!"๐จ"๐ง๐จ-๐๐ข!"๐จ shaking your walls at night? You aren't listening to a noisy nuisance...you are hearing a highly efficient, built-in security and pest control system!
The ๐ง๐ผ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ผ (๐๐ฆ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฌ๐ฐ) is a large, ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฅ lizard that often claims local homes as its personal fiefdom.
๐ก๏ธ ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ'๐ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐
While they won't exactly chase down a prowler like a trained guard dog, these geckos are ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ to environmental changes. A resident tuko uses its loud, distinct call to defend its turf and attract mates.
If your neighborhood gecko suddenly goes ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ-๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐น๐ฒ or sounds โก๐๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ง๐๐โก, chances are something has disturbed its peaceโwhether it's a rival gecko, a stray animal, or an unexpected human walking by!
๐ชณ ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ-๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น
Forget commercial bug sprays. Tukos are ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ก๐ข๐๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฒ. They act as free exterminators, keeping your home clear of unwanted pests such as cockroaches and spiders
๐ท๏ธ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ
โข Common Name: Tokay Gecko, Tuko
โข Scientific Name: Gekko gecko
โข IUCN Status: โญ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ก (๐๐)โญ
โข Habitat: Native to the Philippines and wider Southeast Asia
Next time a loud call wakes you up at midnight, don't be annoyed. Just thank your resident predator for keeping the creepy-crawlies away and keeping watch over the house!
#WILDCMU #WildlifeFacts #TokayGecko #Tuko #PhilippineWildlife #WildlifePH #UrbanBiodiversity
