MLGZoo: Additions to the Icons of the Americas

 With these additions, the Icons of the Americas (both North and South) rise to 28 species.

GOLDEN LION TAMARIN

Leontopithecus rosalia

RANGE

Brazil

CONSERVATION STATUS

GEOFFROY'S SPIDER MONKEY

Ateles geoffroyi

RANGE

Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia

CONSERVATION STATUS

MLGZoo: Additions to the Asian Trail

With these additions the number of species on display in the Asian Trail portion of the My Little Garden Zoo is 22.

CARACAL

Caracal caracal

RANGE

India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates and most of Africa.

CONSERVATION STATUS

CLOUDED LEOPARD

Neofelis nebulosa

RANGE

The range has shrunk in the past 100 years from the light green to the red.

Nepal, India, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.

CONSERVATION STATUS

MLGZoo: Additions to The African Adventure

Memorial Day Weekend usually marks the formal opening of My Little Garden Zoo and signals the end of active additions to the collection.  Yet, I will still putter from time to time.  With these additions, the African Adventures portion of the zoo now shares 25 or the 99 species current resident.

ADDRA GAZELLE

Nanger dama ruficollis

RANGE

There are 3 sub-species of this gazelle.  The Addra, the Dama, and the Mhorr.  The Dama is the nominative member, and is extremely rare in the wild, and only kept in one zoo in the United Arab Emirates.  Both the Addra and the Mhorr are part of Species Survival programs in zoos across the North America, Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East.  The Mhorr subspecies is extinct in the wild.

Morocco, Algeria, Mali, Niger, and Chad

CONSERVATION STATUS

SPOTTED HYENA

Crocuta crocuta

RANGE

Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Benin, Togo, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Zaire, Congo, The Gabon, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, and South Africa

CONSERVATION STATUS

Constellation Theatre: The School For Lies

 Inspired by Moliere's "The Misanthrope," "The School for Lies" by David Ives is a farce just as fun!  Written entirely in verse, a good vocabulary will certainly enhance your experience.  The lines come fast a furious and are full of gems with an occasional utterly contemporary term like "LOL" just to remind you that this isn't a 17th century comedy. 

No loose ends in the acting department.  By calling out a few, it isn't meant to be a slight of the others.  With the fewest lines and the most sight gags as Dubois, Matthew Pauli had the best comic timing.  Ria Simpkins as Eliante demonstrated a fearless commitment to the physical comedy and had the best facial expressions that without a word often set me to laughing.  Of the three suitors, Ryan Sellers as Acaste was the funniest.  The character's persona is built on the conceit that Acaste is supremely stupid, but handsome.

The story revolves around the lost love of Celimene, played delightfully by Natalie Cutcher, and her attempt to find a new husband when a handsome stranger arrives named Frank, played by Drew Kopas, and nearly two hours of hi-jinx ensue.  

The set was gorgeously gaudy and the costumes were likewise as colorful and foppish.  I just loved this one!

The Entire Ensemble: [L-R] Eliante (Ria Simpkins), Philinte (Dylan Arredondo), Arsinoe (Gwen Grastorf), Dubois/Basque (Matthew Pauli), Celimene (Natalie Cutcher), Frank (Drew Kopas), The Three Suitors: Clitander (Jamil Joseph), Acaste (Ryan Sellers), and Oronte (Jacob Yeh)

Celimene being accosted by her "dearest" friend and arch enemy Arsinoe.

Frank in a moment of confusion unleashed the unrequited desires of Eliante.

The three Suitors make their moves hoping to get a "yes" from Celimene.

However, in the end it is revealed that Frank is actually Celimene's long lost husband comeback in disguise to prove the faithfulness of her love.

My Little Garden Zoo Additions to Australia, Land of Wonders

 

The addition of 3 new species to the Australian, Land of Wonders section of the My Little Garden Zoo brings the total of species there to 14.

NUMBAT

Myrmecobius fasciatus

RANGE

Australia

CONSERVATION STATUS

SOUTHERN CASSOWARY

Myrmecobius fasciatus

RANGE

Australia, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia

CONSERVATION STATUS

WOYLIE

Myrmecobius fasciatus

RANGE

Australia

CONSERVATION STATUS

My Little Garden Zoo Addition to The Asian Trail

 Another addition to The Asian Trail section of My Little Garden Zoo brings the number of species there to 21.  

CELEBES CRESTED MACAQUE

Macaca nigra

RANGE

GREEN - current range, RED - introduced range

Indonesia

CONSERVATION STATUS

My Little Garden Zoo Additions to the African Adventure

With these additions, the African Adventure is now home to 23 different species.  Let's start with a move.  The Cape Buffalo were given a new home.

CAPE BUFFALO, Syncerus caffer caffer

Conservation Status - NT - Near Threatened

NEW SPECIES

BLUE WILDEBEEST

Connochaetes t. taurinus

RANGE

This subspecies range in the brown

Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Eswatini, and Mozambique

CONSERVATION STATUS

SOUTHERN OSTRICH

Struthio camelus

RANGE

Angola, Namibia, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozabique, and Eswatini

CONSERVATION STATUS

MLGZoo: Icons of the Americas

 I'm combining North and South American into a single zone this year to given me flexibility in assigning "habitats" (planters). Represented are 31 species so far, and I will present these in alphabetical order.

ALPACA

Llama pacos

RANGE

Peru, Bolivia and Chile (native habitat)

CONSERVATION STATUS

AMERICAN ALLIGATOR

Alligator mississippiensis

RANGE

United States: Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina

CONSERVATION STATUS

AMERICAN BISON

Bison bison

RANGE

Canada and the United States

CONSERVATION STATUS

BAIRD'S TAPIR

Tapirus bairdii

RANGE

Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Columbia

CONSERVATION STATUS

BOBCAT

Lynx rufus

RANGE

Canada, United States, and Mexico

CONSERVATION STATUS

BROWN-THROATED THREE-TOED SLOTH

Bradypus verigatus

RANGE

Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, and Bolivia

CONSERVATION STATUS

CALIFORNIA SEA LION

Zalophus californianus

RANGE

Canada, United States and Mexico

CONSERVATION STATUS

CAPYBARA

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

RANGE

Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.

CONSERVATION STATUS

COLLARED PECCARY

Dicotyles tajacu

RANGE

United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay

CONSERVATION STATUS

COYOTE

Canis latrans

RANGE

United States, Canada, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Costa Rica

CONSERVATION STATUS

GALAPAGOS GIANT TORTOISE

Chelonoides niger

RANGE

Galapagos islands, Ecuador

CONSERVATION STATUS

GIANT ANTEATER

Myrmecophaga tridactyla

RANGE

El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina

CONSERVATION STATUS

GILA MONSTER

Heloderma suspectum

RANGE

United States and Mexico

CONSERVATION STATUS

GRAY WOLF

Canis lupus

RANGE

Canada, United States, et. al.

CONSERVATION STATUS

GRIZZLY BEAR

Ursus arctos horribilis

RANGE

Canada and United States

CONSERVATION STATUS

JAGUAR

Panthera onca

RANGE

Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Pamana, Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina

CONSERVATION STATUS

MANED WOLF

Chrysocyon brachyurus

RANGE

Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina

CONSERVATION STATUS

MOOSE

Alces alces

RANGE

United States, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia

CONSERVATION STATUS

MULE DEER

Odocoileus hemionus

RANGE

United States, Canada, and Mexico

CONSERVATION STATUS

NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER

Lontra canadensis

RANGE

Canada and United States

CONSERVATION STATUS

NORTHERN GENTOO PENGUIN

Pygoscelis p. papua

RANGE

Falkland Islands, Martillo Island, Islas de los Estados, and Argentinian coastline

CONSERVATION STATUS

OCELOT

Tamandua

RANGE

Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina

CONSERVATION STATUS

SOUTHERN TAMANDUA

Tamandua tetradactyla

RANGE

Columbia, Venezuela, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina

CONSERVATION STATUS

Timber Rattlesnake

Crotalus horridus

RANGE

United States: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota eastward; Michigan, Delaware & Maine excluded.

CONSERVATION STATUS

WOLVERINE

Gulo gulo

RANGE

Canada, United States, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia

CONSERVATION STATUS

Yellow-Bellied Marmot

Marmota flaviventris

RANGE

Canada and United States

CONSERVATION STATUS

TROPICAL AVIARY

BLUE & YELLOW MACAW

Ara ararauna

RANGE

Panama, Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia

CONSERVATION STATUS

HYACINTH MACAW

Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus

RANGE

Brazil and Paraguay

CONSERVATION STATUS

KEEL-BILLED TOUCAN

Ramphastos sulfuratus

RANGE

Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, and Venezuela

CONSERVATION STATUS

SCARLET MACAW

Ara macao

RANGE

Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Columbia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia

CONSERVATION STATUS

TOCO TOUCAN

Ramphastos toco

RANGE

Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Argentina, and Uruguay

CONSERVATION STATUS