Year of the Snake January 26, 2025
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: animals, Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac, Hiss, photography, Year of the Snake
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2025 is the Year of the Snake based on the Chinese Zodiac. The snake symbolizes wisdom, intuition, and transformation (since the snake sheds its skin), while offering opportunities for personal growth and change. If you were born in 1941,1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013 it just night be a transformative year for you. Hisssssss!
World Waterfowl Day January 17, 2025
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: animals, baby animals, ducks, nature, NYC, photography, Sea Ducks, waterfowl, wildlife, World Waterfowl Day, zoo babies, Zoos
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Today (January 17th) is the first World Waterfowl Day. The goal is to spread awareness, knowledge, and interest for waterfowl, as well as the conservation of these birds and their habitats.This group of birds is comprised of more than 170 species of ducks, geese, and swans found throughout the world’s wetlands. Sadly, one-third of all wild waterfowl are considered threatened or endangered. Habitat loss and human population growth are the primary causes of waterfowl declines. Water pollution from agricultural runoff, waste, and other contaminants destroy the food sources for waterfowl. As wetlands are destroyed, so are essential spots for breeding, nesting, and feeding. World Waterfowl Day presents an opportunity for all to work towards the protection, conservation and reproduction of all waterfowl species to stop them from being in danger of extinction. Waterfowl are incredibly adaptable and can be found on every continent except Antarctica. In fact, they thrive in almost any environment that is near water. Protecting waterfowl is crucial. The loss of one species from our ecosystem can have an effect on other species. By protecting waterfowl, we are not only safeguarding the natural world but also the habitats that many other living things rely on – including humans! Enjoy just a small photo sampling of some of these beautiful species.
Cheers thru the Years January 1, 2025
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: animals, Audrey and Roberta, baby animals, Benny the dog, Casa Lobo, Cheers, Happy new year, Jack the dog, Madison the cat, Mr. Pepe, photography
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Like most of you, many of my old New Year photos popped up this week. I enjoyed looking at the changing cast of characters these past 13 years. Thought you might like to smile at them too. Wishing everyone a very Happy and Healthy New Year. The cast of characters include: sister cats, Andrew and Roberta, Madison the elder cat, Sweet Benny the dog, One-eyed Jack the dog, Pete the newest cat and of course the very photogenic and charming Mr Pepe the dog.
It’s a Wrap! December 29, 2024
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: animals, End of Year, Happy new year, nature, NYC, photography, wildlife, zoo babies, Zoos
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Today’s montage completes 21 years of posting my Sunday photos. By my calculations (and I won the math award in eighth grade) that’s about 1052 Sunday photo montages. Yikes! Thanks for coming along for the ride. Some of you have been with me for the entire 21 years. I am very thankful for that and welcome all new subscribers. Hoping to do my best to keep posting on Sundays. I leave you as always, with no ‘ifs – just ends and butts.’ Wishing everyone a very happy and healthy New Year. 
A Joyous, Merry and Happy Holiday to All December 25, 2024
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: animals, Audrey and Roberta, baby animals, Benny the dog, Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, Mr. Pepe, NYC, One-eyed Jack the Dog, photography
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Holiday time is always fun at our house. We celebrate most holidays (especially the ones that demand the wearing of a hat). My little present gang of critters, Mr. Pepe, Roberta, Audrey and Pete and our loved ones who no longer are here, Sweet Benny, Madison the elder cat and One-eyed Jack) are/were all good sports and since today is Christmas and the first night of Hanukkah we would like to share some of those fun moments with you. Wishing all of you and yours a very merry and a happy. Cheers!
Food, Glorious Food November 28, 2024
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: animals, baby animals, Happy Thanksgiving, NYC, photography, Zoos
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This very special holiday is all about giving thanks and lots and lots and food. Here are photos of some of my favorite animals eating their preferred foods. Notice all of these animals are eating healthy foods. I want to take a moment to thank you all for looking at my weekly posts and for your comments. I have been at this for 20 years and plan to keep it going. It’s a big beautiful world out there. Go outside and enjoy it! The bottom photo is of my goofy gang (Audrey, Roberta, Pete and of course Mr. Pepe). We all wish you a very Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving.
Pets and the City November 3, 2024
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: animals, art, Art exhibit, Audrey and Roberta, Flaco, Ming the tiger, Mr. Pepe, nature, NYC, NYC pets, NYHS, Pets and the City, photography
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We went to the New York Historical Society (that has questionably rebranded itself as New York Historical) to see their new exhibition called Pets and the City. Most of us remember when police were called to get Ming the tiger out of a bathtub in the Bronx in 2001, those amazing service dogs at 9/11 and recent history involving Flaco the Eurasian eagle owl’s life after a vandal cut through his enclosure and released him into the wilds of Central Park. The exhibit covers lots of ground and is thoroughly enjoyable. It explores the visual history of New Yorkers and their ‘animal companions over the last two and a half centuries, tracing the evolving relationship between Gotham’s people and its animals as the city grew increasingly urbanized and industrialized.Through a broad spectrum of works of art, objects, documents, memorabilia, and clips from film and television, the exhibition surveys the evolution of pets—from their presence among the Lenape and Haudenosaunee and the hunting culture of settlers through their insinuation into the urban family and onto the pampered pets of today, which enjoy their own public rights. Drawn largely from The New York Historical’s collections, Pets and the City also investigates the reasons for the soaring pet population, especially after 9/11 and during the COVID-19 crisis, as well as issues surrounding pet adoption, the trafficking of exotic animals, and service animals’. The exhibit can be seen through April 20, 2025. Speaking of pampered pets – my Gang of Four can be seen in the bottom photo. If you do not know them already, please meet cats Audrey, Roberta and Pete and our very special dog, Mr. Pepe. Trust me – they are living their best lives.
October Surprise October 31, 2024
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: animals, art, Audrey and Roberta, Benny the dog, costumes, Happy Halloween, Jack the dog, Madison the cat, Mr. Pepe, Pepe Potter, photography
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An October surprise for you. We love Halloween here at Casa Lobo and have been celebrating it since the beginning of time. Here is a photo montage of my extremely wonderful pets over the years. No animal was harmed in the making of these photos. Lots of treats were had by all. A shout out to Madison, Sweet Benny, One-eyed Jack, Audrey, Roberta, Pete and of course, the very photogenic Mr. Pepe.
Smashing Pumpkins October 27, 2024
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: animals, banded mongoose, Central Park Zoo, Mr. Pepe, NYC, photography, Pumpkin enrichment, pumpkins, Red Panda, Sea Ducks, snow leopard, wildlife, zoo babies, Zoos
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My October obsession with all things bats, birthdays and pumpkins has almost come to an end with this Sunday’s photo montage. Enjoy (with me) some fun pumpkin enrichment from this year and from the past years at the Central Park Zoo.The bottom photo is of my dog, Mr. Pepe with his small pumpkins that I call ‘Pepekins.’ 
Presidential Pets October 20, 2024
Posted by judylobo in Zoo.Tags: AKC Museum of the Dog, animals, Art exhibit, photography, Presidential Pets, White House
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It is said that President Harry S Truman uttered “If you want a friend in Washington DC – Get a dog.” Not sure if that is true but it still gets a laugh.The Museum of the Dog has a timely exhibit called ‘Presidential Dogs’. Most United States presidents have kept pets while in office. Only James K. Polk, Andrew Johnson, and Donald Trump did not have any presidential pets while in office (however, Johnson did take care of some mice he found in his bedroom). Outdoorsman Teddy Roosevelt was known for his love of animals had the most pets owned as a president at 48. He owned a few strange pets including a black bear, a badger, a hyena, and even a three-legged rooster. President Abraham Lincoln allowed his sons, Tad and Willie, to keep as many pets as they wished. The result was a menagerie that included rabbits, turkeys, horses, and even two goats. According to legend, John Quincy Adams kept an alligator in the White House for several months. More than 30 hounds were listed in George Washington’s journals, including Sweet Lips, Drunkard, Tipler, and Tipsy. Billy, was a pygmy hippopotamus, given to United States President Calvin Coolidge. Thomas Jefferson owned two grizzly bears. William Howard Taft had two cows. President Calvin Coolidge owned two raccoons, a donkey, a bobcat, lion cubs, a Pygmy hippopotamus, a wallaby, a duiker, an antelope, a black bear, and 13 Peking ducks. John Quincy Adams owned silkworms and an alligator, which some posit may be a myth. However, Benjamin Harrison did own two alligators who lived in the White House conservatory. He also kept two opossums as pets during his presidency. Nothing screams American pride like owning a Bald Eagle, which President James Buchanan had as a pet. Martin Van Buren had two tiger cubs, but Congress ultimately forced him to donate them to a zoo. Founding Father Thomas Jefferson owned two grizzly bears. George W. Bush had a longhorn cow. President Woodrow Wilson owned 48 sheep and a ram at one point during his time! While all the previously mentioned presidents had a wide assortment of weird pets, most of them also had dogs, cats, and what most consider to be other “normal” pets. 
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