Subeta -

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Ah! I need to save him!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

pets the little lizard

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Poor iguana... IMMA SAVE YOU! -goes to website-

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

i think its not a free gift anymore. D;

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Aww...so cute! I love reptiles! I have to check out heir website one day.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

When I go to the free gift page, its not there. I didn't get one. What's going on?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Wow, how cute! xD

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Poor Iguanas so few adults, to tell thr truth we probably have a better chance of saving the cheetah rather than the poor little blue iguanas we have here, so very sad

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

What a wonderful idea! Well drawn and even better thought out. It's an important thing to raise the awareness for endangered animals. Thanks!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I love the boost for the endangered species list--I think many of us have a 'special place' for one or more threatened beastie. One of mine personal ones is the Snow Leopard. But they all deserve help.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Thanks so much.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

He is gorgeous! And indeed drawn so well! The colouring is very appealing too, very well done! I think we should be able to catch a comatose cayman with the lizard trap

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Such a killer free minion, thank ye the blue iggy is very nice =)

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Beautiful! Even better than the Comodo monitor - erm... White Cayman, lol. And such a splendid idea! Thank you!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I've got to say that this gift makes me teary-eyed. Having lived in Grand Cayman and volunteered with the recovery effort for 10 years -- sharing the triumphs and tribulations that these guys have faced -- watching the hatchlings being born in the breeding program and watching the few that make it thrive... this is truly a wonderful gift and truly an awesome tribute. Thank you very, very much for this. The Iguanas thank you, too [':

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

The Blue Iguana Recovery Program is evidently at least making some strides toward affecting a comeback.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Can not subeta do some deal with an animal charity, so that people can 'buy' the animal (through the cash shop) and a donation goes to helping them?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

...another major problem with cheetahs is the fact that with their numbers so low... inbreeding is quickly taking its toll, rending males infertile and offspring often die with birth defects... ...if there's really so few blue iguanas, then there's little hope of a species recovery... there's simply not enough genetic diversity to keep the species healthy... sad, sad story... Speaking of conservation, an excellent piece to read is 'I am Orangeband.' ..I can never remember the author's name, but you can google it... it's a touching essay on extinction... really hits home...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Didn't Arbor do a fantastic job with it? It looks so much like the real life one. ^^

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Oh... -nods a bit- Either way, though, the lion wouldn't be able to do anything. Like albino crocodiles. x: Poor things think they're camouflaged and starve using the tactics to hunt and hide their minds tell them to use.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

The real blue iguana:

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

huggles poor cheetahs Asiatic Cheetah is so endangered .... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acinonyx_jubatus_venaticus

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

They are only albino if their eyes are red and they lack any pigment - showing only pale tones of red and white.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Aren't white lions technically albino? Like white tigers- a genetic mutation that turned out looking quite beautiful, despite leading to many illnesses for the animal?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

oooh awesome ! i thought maybe it was a lil mix up. Nicely done Tree ^____^!!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Cute!!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Well, a lion being white is a genetic trait, obviously it wouldn't survive in the wild since it can't camoflauge, but it can be breed and reproduced...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Don't forget the White Lion

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

;~; What a horrible lot for them ....

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

However, my heart goes out to those poor lizards ... only how many adults? that makes them functionally extinct ;~; huggles

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Sadly no ammount of conservation will save cheetahs in the wild, since even if all hunting of them were to stop, they would die out on their own since they can't compete with the other local predators for prey...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Whoa, that's the best gift I've seen there, its gorgeous....absolutely adorable to the point I can't stop staring at it's adorable-ness Finally, something that isn't /another/ fuzzy mammal r_r

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

We need one for the cheetah ... the poor things are so very rare ... ;~;

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Aw, poor awesome blue guy =C

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Eee I've actualy seen one of these guys up close before, freaking beautifull lizards

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

It's a one time thing; hopefully people might become more aware of the plight of endangered species and possibly even try to do things to help out. (I saw some really cute Christmas cards while I was browsing there that I'm going to get to send to people this year ).

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Wikipedia also has a good article about them; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Iguana

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Um the site is: http://www.blueiguana.ky/

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

It's R99 as a tribute to its actual real life rarity. It will most likely only be up for a day.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I got the site http://www.scz.org/_private/_private/iguana/bluig.html

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Wow.... To quote the interwebs; 'The Blue iguana (Cyclura lewisi) is a critically endangered animal that lives on the island of Grand Cayman. It is currently estimated that only a mere 25 animals still survive; the wild population is expected to be extinct within the first decade of the twenty-first century. The animals' demise is mainly driven by human pets (cats and dogs) and indirectly by the destruction of their natural habitat as fruit farms are converted to cattle grazing. Since 2004, 219 captive-bred iguanas have been released into a preserve on Grand Cayman run by a partnership headed by the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, in an attempt to save the critically endangered species. Some success with naturally-laid eggs has been reported.'

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by