Monday, March 31, 2008
BFF...Best Friend Forever or Big Fucking Frog?
This is a critically endangered Mountain Chicken Frog
photo by
jallen "To Be" dragonhide
I was at a figure drawing dealy on Saturday Night and the Hostess' husband is a Veterinarian and Frog Biologist. He as a few of these fellows in the basement. Nearly wiped out by a fungus in Dominica, and eaten by the natives, The Mountain Chicken Frog is at the brink of extinction.
Jay King (whose house I was at) is currently one of the only people to breed the frog in captivity and certainly the first (as well as the identifier of the killing fungus). I was told there are 50-60 left in the wild.
Recently the Yangtze River Dolphin snuffed it, and many empathic internauts mourned. Will there be such an outpouring of emotion if the Mountain Chicken goes to the Great Sky Pad?
The more I think about it, the more awed I am that I got to see it. I sure hope Jay can help breed 'em back from the brink.
More info can be found at: MOUNTAINCHICKEN.ORG
photo by
jallen "To Be" dragonhide
I was at a figure drawing dealy on Saturday Night and the Hostess' husband is a Veterinarian and Frog Biologist. He as a few of these fellows in the basement. Nearly wiped out by a fungus in Dominica, and eaten by the natives, The Mountain Chicken Frog is at the brink of extinction.
Jay King (whose house I was at) is currently one of the only people to breed the frog in captivity and certainly the first (as well as the identifier of the killing fungus). I was told there are 50-60 left in the wild.
Recently the Yangtze River Dolphin snuffed it, and many empathic internauts mourned. Will there be such an outpouring of emotion if the Mountain Chicken goes to the Great Sky Pad?
The more I think about it, the more awed I am that I got to see it. I sure hope Jay can help breed 'em back from the brink.
More info can be found at: MOUNTAINCHICKEN.ORG
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
HypnoFrog's Wild Ride
Way back when, HypnoFrog was an outlaw 1 Percenter. The man was not going to keep him in a glass tank. Fuck The Man!
Later, when he had a bunch of little Wogs to take care of, HypnoFrog took a job as a courier.
Occasionally he and his Old Lady would go for rides around town.
When they were old enough, HypnoFrog expanded the business to included his children. Not all of them were comfortable with the concept of "Forward."
Photos and retouching by Alessandra who sure does crack me up.
If frogs are your thing: look no further:HypnoFrog & Kif Croaker
Labels: Frogs, Fun Stuff, too fucking cute
