This little guy is a mossy frog. Located predominantly in the flooded caves of Vietnam, these tiny amphibians have a very unique camouflage to ward off prey. With their blotchy green and brown skin, they can easily hide in plain sight by blending in with their mossy environments. Sadly, due to deforestation, their numbers in the wild continue to dwindle. … [Read more...] about The Tiny Mossy Frog Clings for Survival
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The Story Behind the Epic Photo of a Snake-Swallowing Frog
Though widely shared, the story behind the photo and its photographer had been a mystery. Before a big storm strikes in North Queensland, Australia, Julie-Anne O'Neill says the air outside begins to teem with life. "Everything goes ballistic. It's like a feeding and mating frenzy," she says. In 2011, O'Neill was taking a late evening walk on one such night. She was … [Read more...] about The Story Behind the Epic Photo of a Snake-Swallowing Frog
Dumpy from the popular video It Turns Out The Tree Frog Is Not So Big
What do you call a frog that lies? An am-fib-ian. Sorry to break your huge frog-sized bubble, but Dumpy the Australian White's tree frog's popular video has been altered. The Lucas Peterson-made and -posted video of Dumpy gorging on a banana, peel and all, received 5 million views on TikTok in a single day since it seemed to depict Dumpy at a sizeable size. However, on … [Read more...] about Dumpy from the popular video It Turns Out The Tree Frog Is Not So Big
A Prehistoric Frog Tragedy Could Have Caused An Ancient Amphibian “Death Ditch”
8,000 old toad and frog bones discovered in a ditch during an excavation along the route of a new road near Cambridge, UK, have scientists confused. Between 2016 and 2018, the bones were discovered in a 14-meter-long [6-foot] ditch during excavations. They were discovered in the Middle and Late Iron Ages by an Iron Age roundhouse. The scientists had to dig through a meter of … [Read more...] about A Prehistoric Frog Tragedy Could Have Caused An Ancient Amphibian “Death Ditch”
A Photographer Captures the World’s Smallest Rodeo: A Frog Riding a Beetle
Hendy MP, an Indonesian photographer specializing in wildlife photography, photographed a tree frog on a wild rodeo ride behind a gigantic horned wood-boring beetle in what is possibly one of the most amazing sights in the world. The frog that was taken is an endangered species known as the Reinwardt's Flying Frog. It can glide down from trees by using the skin between its … [Read more...] about A Photographer Captures the World’s Smallest Rodeo: A Frog Riding a Beetle