My Lovely Animal Family Members and Friends

Good Day Everyone!

Below are some adorable photo of some of the animals in my life. Abby is my and my husband's cat (short-haired tiger-striped, Puffy and Tigger, two boys, are my and my family's Persian cats. They turned 11 this past year! Abby is going to be 3 in September.
The longer haired black kitty is Lucy, my friend Alex's cat and the pretty polydactyl tortoise shell cat's name is also Tigger. She is my Aunt's cat. The handsome black cat with yellow eyes is Panther, my grandparents' cat.
Also pictured are some animal friends at the Hampton Classic Horse show on Long Island, including an angora rabbit, ponies, a piggy and alpacas.

Abby eating her breakfast

Angora rabbit

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Puffy!

Tigger!

Abby peaking in the bathroom

Tigger lounging!

Alpacas!

Ponies!

Piggy!

Panther!

Panther loves to play in his house

Lucy saying hello!

Tigger says it's time for breakfast!

Tigger wants his treats

Puffy watching the cooking for dinner

Tigger is taking out his toys

Puffy wants to be brushed in the bathroom

Puffy sees something!

Tigger is pondering many subjects

Safari Pictures

Below are some photos from a recent Safari in South Africa! I look forward to your comments!!

Pet of the Day!

Dear Friends,

Say good morning to Marcelle. Isn't Marcelle so adorable? She is Leila's pup of Athena's Silverland Desserts. A review of their products will be posted soon.

Enjoy your day!

Abby

Below are pictures of beautiful cat Abby playing with my gym shirt >< lol! She is the niece of my handsome cats Puffy and Tigger!

My Beautiful and Handsome Cats

Dear Friends,

Below are photos of Puffy, Tigger and Abby. Abby is the short-haired tiger striped, Puffy is the long white haired Persian and Tigger is the tiger striped Persian. I love them so much!!

Puerto Rican Crested Toad (Sapo Concho Puertorriqueno)

Dear Friends,
I recently visited Disney's Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World and learned all about the Puerto Rico Crested Toad. The toad is exclusive to Puerto Rico, and live in arid to semi-arid climates. They spend their days hiding in karst limestone formations, escaping from the sun's intense heat, and hunt for insects in the evening. Water is scarce for the toad within their habitat, and they are relatively inactive for most of the year, except during the hurricane season. Hurricanes bring rain to the islands and fill the breeding pond with water. The toads typically have a short opportunity to breed and quickly lay their eggs in the water after the first storm. Out of thousands of eggs laid, less than 1 percent are likely to survive to adulthood.

Because of habitat depletion, this species has been reduced to a single population in Guanica National Forest in southern Puerto Rico and is listed as a threatened species by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Less than 300 adult toads are left in the wild, approximately.

A Species Survival Plan (SSP) has been developed 20 years ago; the goals of recovery include:

• Protect the breeding pond
• Establish at least five self-sustaining wild populations through captive breeding and release
• Maintain a genetically diverse captive population
• Establish island-wide public education and outreach programs
• Partner with Puerto Rican researchers to support recovery in the wild
• Continue to search for toads in the northern part of Puerto Rico and conserve habitat

Credit: art.com

Ponds are currently being created and there are promising signs. For the first time since recovery efforts began, captive bred tadpoles that were released in Puerto Rico returned as adults in 2003 to lay eggs in man made ponds. This is a promising sign for the SSP reintroduction efforts.

For more information about this amazing animal, visit www.crestedtoadssp.org

Post information courtesy of the Puerto Rican Crested Toad Restoration Project. Also, contact Diane Barber at 817-759-7180 to help or contribute.