This week, my interest in the chuckwalla increased after I researched info and published my blog article about a related lizard: "Texas Spiny Lizard and Some Kin". I poked around LWE's webpages. I figured basic chuckwalla info would include webpage timeframe, name, gender. My online travels to find and organize those pieces of info seemed like Family Circus dashed line paths. Such information was confusing among LWE webpages, the most mystifying being no year reference.
From "Common Chuckwalla"—"newest and youngest reptile animal ambassador. She came to live at Lindsay Wildlife in 2014 at only a few years old." Note reference to "she" at condensed info and expansive info pages.
The "Name Lindsay’s New Common Chuckwalla", besides including "October 18" without a year, confused me because of seemingly male names and descriptions as follow:
Joshua – To represent Joshua Tree National Park.Instagram and Facebook both enlightened and confused—two posts a week apart that listed "2017" for the year.
Guapo – Meaning handsome in Spanish.
Aladar – This is the name of the iguanodon from the Disney movie Dinosaur.
Pasqual – To represent San Pasqual Band of Diegueño Mission Indians of California.
- May 21, 2017—"Chucki says 'happy Sunday'!" I think a name that ends with "i" instead of "y" usually signals a female. Confirmation? Maybe not.
- May 28, 2017—"CHUCK SAYS HAPPY SUNDAY …".
Closer Looks Through Facebook
When I started including "Facebook" with my searches for chuckwalla and Lindsay Wildlife Experience, more background info emerged. The September 15 Facebook post announces deeper details about the male chuckwalla's arrival at LWE. Three images accompany this post.
The new ambassador now at Lindsay is: A Common Chuckwalla! This is Lindsay's second Common Chuckwalla onsite. Our other is named Chucki and she has been at Lindsay since 2014. … And we are happy to have him because now he and Chucki can be on display together in the Exhibit Hall. … And stay tuned for when we announce how to help name this awesome reptile!A Facebook post October 10 about naming the chuckwalla had almost identical info as the LWE naming-contest post.
Closer Looks and More Complete Recent Info Through Instagram
When I started including "Instagram" with my searches for chuckwalla and Lindsay Wildlife Experience, details became more clear. Google provided an Instagram link WRT voting for a name for their new male. The hit summary especially helped by listing Oct 10, 2018 for date.
lindsaywildlifeVOTE NOW: NAME THAT CHUCKWALLA! Help us name our new Common Chuckwalla. Our new male Chuckwalla comes from our friends at the Oakland Zoo. He and our other Chuckwalla, Chucki, can be found on display together in the Exhibit Hall. But this new wildlife ambassador needs a name. …The Instagram and Facebook posts coincided with each other for topic for naming the chuckwalla and dates.
Some previous-years Instagram posts came up via "lindsaywildlife":
- December 11, 2016 featuring chuckwalla Chucki and desert iguana Sonora: "lindsaywildlifeGal pals Chucki and Sonora." (Click hashtags at the post to display additional pix.)
- March 22, 2017 featuring towel-wrapped Chucki: "Chucki really seems to enjoy her warm bath. …"
- March 24, 2017 announcing Sonora's death. The post includes a link to a very short video of her from earlier in the month.
lindsaywildlifeMEET… GUAPO! Thanks to all who voted. It was a very, very close vote for the winning name for our new Common Chuckwalla. The name Guapo, meaning handsome in Spanish, won out for this new wildlife ambassador. Thanks all for voting!LWE's Instagram Halloween post and picture of the pair provided more chuckwalla content. It even gave me more help with my inquisitiveness—the keeper's name.
We agree and think this lizard is muy guapo! Come meet him in person and his friend Chucki, our female Common Chuckwalla, the next time you are at Lindsay Wildlife.
COUPLE COSTUME GOALS: Our two Common Chuckwallas Guapo and Chucki will for sure win Best Couple Costume tonight! They are all decked out in their [sic], specially made by Keeper Rachael, dragon wings! And Chucki, the girl chuckwalla, wanted to show who was boss so she just laid on top of Guapo!FWIW, I think the picture was cropped too narrow for having excluded both lizards' snouts. Anyway, based on a few pix of the LWE's male chuckwalla (Guapo) being darkish blue, I think my chuckwalla pic is more likely Chucki (kinda grayish in my pix) than Guapo.
Not Facebook nor Instagram Help
Twitter posts were rare WRT chuckwalla and Lindsay Wildlife Experience. One Goggle hit that I explored, however, helped for date context by listing an actual event date—"Saturday, October 20, 2018" . "Feathers, Scales, & Furry Tails! Lindsay Wildlife Experience in Beach Park" shows a prominent pic of a chuckwalla. This picture is the same one on LWE's thumbnail pic of chuckwalla in "Adopt An Animal".
Read my second part about chuckwallas Chuckwalla Lizard Part 2 of 2 (with Walla Segue).
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