Play Wild Delay + A Decent Update

@MegX3, 
if you can, let me know a day/time (with timezone) where you know you'll be able to go online to collect your prizes! :0

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Hey Jammers! We got ourselves an update today. It seems late, like it just came out today or yesterday instead of the customary Thursday.

It's not too bad, though! We got some actually new stuff, and thankfully, no forced Play Wild ad. 

But before we get into that, here's a much-needed announcement from AJHQ regarding Play Wild:

So, if you play Play Wild (or as it's now called, Animal Jam), you might know that people using Apple devices have not had access to the most recent update. I went online on my Mac to check, and it seems that I had access to the last update, but people using iPhones are definitely not getting access to it.

For the above D.E. post, AJHQ is thankfully very honest about what's going on between them and Apple. 

Aaaand, that's probably why we don't have a Play Wild ad in the Jamaa Journal this time around.

(These pages are out of order here, just fyi)

We got some new eco items:

All of these are items that would require electricity in real life. I'm not really a fan of any in particular, but it's awesome that they're all nonmember! 

I think I'd like the eco ground light the best if it was a bit more detailed looking c:

I think it wouldn't hurt to include some eco-friendly items that are more natural and aren't necessarily powered by electricity. Such as... an herb garden! Growing your own herbs (or fruits, or vegetables) is a very sustainable way to reduce your carbon footprint and have a better relationship with the earth. No plastic packaging, no pollution from shipping, and pesticides aren't necessary. 

I think a small herb garden would be a good idea for an item because we already have garden items focused around flowers and vegetables.

Or even better than an herb garden... a wildflower garden, to help pollinators :D

Cheetahs are here– meaning, cheetahs have returned. I really like the color schemes of the purple and the yellow cheetahs c:

The restaurant den, based on the Dinner Party room, is baaaaack.

Tiki Trouble is actually one of my favorite adventures, and probably the only seasonal adventure I really love. Can't wait to play it soon!

National Honeybee Day is here! We really should be celebrating bees in general, not just honeybees, because the bees that are really struggling the most are wild bees that are threatened by habitat destruction and fragmentation. 

We also got National Dog Day coming on the 26th!

That's all well and good, but I have to let you know that one of the facts AJHQ added in at the bottom of this page is completely false. 

Dogs are far from the most genetically diverse species. I have no idea where AJHQ even got that idea.

It's not known for sure what the species with the most genetic diversity is, but anyone who's taken a biology class knows that fruit flies are understood to be extremely genetically diverse, and it's usually taught in school that they are the most genetically diverse species-- though of course that's not entirely true. The worm C. brenneri also has a huge amount of genetic diversity, maybe more than fruit flies.

Generally, smaller microorganisms tend to have the most diversity, far more than bigger creatures.

I'm kinda disappointed in AJHQ for this factual blunder, though I'm not surprised at this point. Did they just fire everyone responsible for doing research?

I'm not expecting AJ to be like going to school, but for an educational game, ya'll can do better.

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I think I'll make a post on the 26th dedicated to National Dog Day. For now, just keep this in mind: adopt, don't shop. If you want a dog, remember to rescue a pup in need from a shelter instead of buying one from a breeder. 

There are so many suffering dogs in the world's shelters because of dog breeders treating them like products, like objects. Don't support the dog breeding industry-- it causes so much pain, and there are plenty of shelter dogs who would love to be rescued.


Alright, that's all I got for now. What do you think about this update, or the fiasco with Play Wild?

See you in Jamaa!