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 … [Read more...] about The Story Behind the Epic Photo of a Snake-Swallowing Frog
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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
Cat Is Infatuated With Frog Toys, So Her Family Buys Her All Of Them
She's the queen and the frogs are her subjects 👑🐸 When Mochi and her brother, Choco, were kittens, they were found abandoned in a parking lot. They were adopted by friends of their rescuer when they were old enough, and they've had the best life together ever since. Choco received a toy frog from a family friend a few months after they were adopted. Choco seemed … [Read more...] about Cat Is Infatuated With Frog Toys, So Her Family Buys Her All Of Them