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SAVE THE FROGS DAY!!

SAVE THE FROGS DAY!

Today we are celebrating Save the Frogs Day! Many frogs are not doing well in the wild and it is up to us to help them out! You can check out the official Save the Frogs website to find out more on how you can help! Today we’re just going to tell you some fun frog facts & hopefully you will see why they are worth caring about!

 

FUN FROG FACTS:

  • Frogs have been on the planet for around 200 million years! That means they could have been hoping with the dinosaurs!
  • Frogs are amphibians!
  • The largest frog in the world is the Goliath Frog! You can read about them here!
  • The smallest frog in the world was just found a few months ago! Check them out!
  • There are about 4,900 species of frogs on our planet and scientists are sure we have not discovered them all! Man that is a ton of frogs.
  • A group of frogs is called an army! A group of toads is called a knot.
  • Toads are frogs! Toads generally have warty skin!
  • Frogs are cold blooded.
  • The most toxic vertebrate is the Golden Dart Frog.
  • Frogs absorb water through their skin.
  • Most frogs hibernate during the winter.
  • Frogs hatch from eggs.
  • Frogs ears can be found right behind their eyes!
  • Male frogs are the ones that croak, chirp, or ribbit. In fact frogs make all kinds of different sounds!

Here are two tunes by Kermit to help you celebrate! Frogs in the Glen and It’s Not Easy Being Green!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BACKYARD ANIMAL WEEK # 3

BACKYARD ANIMAL WEEK!

(WATERY WEDNESDAY)

 

We’re heading to a local creek to see if we can find today’s Backyard Animal! These animals can be very loud! There’s nothing better than hearing the males call on a nice summer evening! Grab a flashlight, because this amphibian is out at night!

MEET THE NORTH AMERICAN BULLFROG!

    Range/Habitat: Western-Central & Eastern United States/ wetlands, rivers,

lakes

     Diet: Carnivore: reptiles, mammals, other frogs

     Length: 3 ½-8”

     Conservation Status: common

 

Fun Facts:

  • North American Bullfrogs are the largest frog in North America.
  • They spend most of their life in water.
  • North American bullfrogs have eyes and nostrils on top of their heads. This helps the frog stay underwater but still be able to see and breathe.
  • They have large ear drums.
  • Female North American bullfrogs can lay several thousand eggs at a time.
  • It can take a North American bullfrog tadpole up to 4 years to become to an adult.
  • They are nocturnal (active at night).
  • They are ambush predators.
  • North American bullfrog males are very territorial.
  • Only males call!

How awesome are the large frogs? It sure is fun to go looking for them at night! Do you have bullfrogs where you live? What animal do you like to hear on a warm summer night?

 

 

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SUPER SURPRISE THURSDAY # 25

SUPER SURPRISE

THURSDAY# 25

Wow! Do we have a surprise for today’s Super Surprise animal! This amphibian has a very funny name and an even funnier life cycle! We’re boarding a plane and heading to South America! Are you in?

 

MEET THE PARADOXICAL FROG!

Range/Habitat: Eastern South America-Trinidad/ wetlands, rivers, lakes

Diet: Carnivore: insects

Length: 2-2 ½”

Conservation Status: Common

 

 

 

 

Fun Facts:

  • Paradoxical Frogs tadpoles have a long life span.
  • The Paradoxical frog tadpoles grow up to 10” long, about 4 times larger than their adult size.
  • Their tails shrink and get absorb as the tadpole turns into an adult.
  • Paradoxical frogs’ eyes and nostrils are on top of their heads.
  • The adult Paradoxical frog spends most of its life in the water.
  • They are nocturnal (active at night).

 

Can you believe there is a frog that is bigger as a tadpole (baby) than it is as an adult? That sure is different! That would be like you starting out as 6 feet tall as a baby and end up being 2 feet tall as an adult! CRAZY- but cool!

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SUPER SURPRISE THURSDAY # 17

SUPER SURPRISE THURSDAY# 17

Have you ever seen a gold amphibian? No? Well we have one for you on this Super Surprise Thursday! Are you ready to travel to the mountainous rainforests of South America? Let’s go!

MEET THE GOLD FROG!

Range/Habitat: South America (Brazil)/mountainous rainforests

Diet: Carnivore: insects, small invertebrates

Length: 3/8-3/4”

Conservation Status: locally common

Fun Facts:

  • Gold frogs are also known as the Brazilian Golden Frog.
  • They are mostly ground dwellers (terrestrial).
  • Gold frogs are not good at jumping or climbing.
  • They are the smallest frog in the Southern Hemisphere; they’re about the size of a penny.
  • Gold frogs are bright orange/yellow in color.
  • They have a bony plate under the skin on their backs.
  • Gold frogs do not have a tadpole stage; they hatch from eggs as small frogs.

Gold frogs are teeny tiny. And who knew there were frogs out there that didn’t start out their lives as tadpoles? We didn’t know that! It so much fun to learn all about animals!

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SUPER SURPRISE THURSDAY #10

SUPER SURPRISE THURSDAY #10

We love frogs; yes we do! We love frogs, how about you? We sure hope! Today’s Super Surprise Thursday animal is a frog if you haven’t guessed it by now. Are you ready to meet this special amphibian?

MEET THE SOUTH AMERCIAN BULLFROG!

Range/Habitat: Central-South America/ponds, lakes

Diet: Carnivore: insects and invertebrates

Length: 3 ¼”-9”

Conservation Status: Common

Fun Facts:

  • South American Bullfrogs are large and powerful frogs.
  • They are yellow-brown with dark markings.
  • South American Bullfrogs are nocturnal (active at night).
  • Male frogs have spines on their thumbs to fight off other males for territories.
  • South American bullfrogs make a loud “scream” if picked up by predator!

Wow, we’d put him down to if you screamed at usJ! South American bullfrogs are quiet as big as their American cousins, but we think they’re pretty neat all the same! Do you know what sound a bullfrog makes? Try and imitate it! RIBBBIT! RIBBIT!

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