Yesterday was an exciting yearly event held here in NYC called American Frog Day.
One of the rarest frogs you will see here, the Panamanian Golden Frog. They have a unique body shape that makes them look fake.
This year it was held at the Staten Island Zoo where Daniel, Christian and Collin from Fauna were in attendance. American Frog Day is always a treat as we reunite with old friends, colleagues and meet new faces all with the same interest of conserving, maintaining and propagating amphibian species in captivity.
View of the exhibitors floor at American Frog Day.
It was such a great crowd of enthusiasts and professionals, all more than willing to share their experience and expertise.
Another view from the exhibitors floor at American Frog Day
There were guest speakers giving informative lectures throughout the entire event and an auction with all proceeds and donations supporting the conservation efforts of the Amphibian Ark and Tree Walkers International.
One of the lectures given during Frog Day. This one was on some of the conservation and research efforts being done in Central America.
Not to mention access to see all the animals at the zoo!
We were so grateful to the Staten Island Zoo for providing the location in their auditorium beneath the reptile house and aquarium for Frog Day. Who knew Staten Island had a zoo? Actually, the Staten Island Zoo first opened it’s doors in 1936!
C.C. the sloth just hanging around enjoying a piece of carrot!
They have always been well-known for having one of the largest collections of rattlesnakes in the US.
Sidewinder, named for the unique pattern it creates in the sand as it moves.
One of the many rattlesnakes on display in the desert exhibit.
Yet another of the various species of rattlesnakes here on display at the Staten Island Zoo.
For the past year the Staten Island Zoo has been making some major changes to improve the facility and diversify the species kept there.
This is a beautiful and venomous banded Copperhead.
Vine Snakes are fascinating to watch. They move with ease with their long thin bodies and over-sized heads.
Mexican Beaded lizard is one of the few venomous lizards in the world. The Staten Island Zoo has a number of them along with Gila Monsters on display.
Fauna has been helping out by providing them with some additional Uroplatus geckos and other rare reptiles for their breeding programs. One of the zoo’s newest additions is a young binturong on display in their nursery.
Daniel is visiting with Oliver Twist, a binturong baby, Staten Island Zoo’s newest addition.
Daniel and Oliver Twist.
These interesting Asian mammals grow to be around 6 feet long, have prehensile tails and have a strong scent of fresh popcorn!
Daniel and Oliver Twist. Oliver is a young binturong male who is still on bottle feedings. One day he will be nearly 6 feet long and smell like a movie theater!
A must see and you won’t find another one in a zoo for hundreds of miles.
Baby binturong, Oliver is clearly upset by being put back inside his enclosure!
Other new additions are a pair of adult Ostrich close enough to touch.
A male Ostrich proudly walking around his exhibit. At the Staten Island Zoo you can get close to these guys to see just how small you are!
These large birds have amazing feet that bring you one step closer to seeing living dinosaurs!
Check out that Ostrich foot and tell me that dinosaurs are extinct.
Please support the Staten Island Zoo and visit some of our prized animals on display.
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