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This striking bird, a relative of the crested caracara, was a scavenger and opportunistic hunter, feeding on seabird eggs, carrion, and small animals.—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025 In 2019, the facility celebrated a major milestone with the birth of Olaf, the world’s first Puerto Rican crested toad hatched via in-vitro fertilization using frozen semen from the wild.—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2025 Short-haired breeds like pit bulls, Dalmatians, boxers, greyhounds, and pugs are especially prone to getting burned, as are hairless canines like the American hairless terrier and Chinese crested dog.—Angela Haupt, Time, 23 June 2025 When the first Puerto Rican crested toad conservation efforts began in 1980, Brookfield Zoo was one of two U.S. institutions to receive offspring from four breeding individuals at the Puerto Rico Zoological Gardens.—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for crested
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