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From the category archives:
‘A SONG OF THE JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS’ was written in 1929, and a froggy Flickr friend, froggyboggler found the sheet music to this ditty at an antique store in Calaveras County (which aparently is the home of Frogtown, but we’ll have more on that later). If we played this in the backyard, do you think our frogboys would perk up?
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WE DO LOVE AN AMPHIBIAN with a belly. How handsome is this guy from the gardens at boodely? Swoon.
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THIS AMPHIBIAN FROM BORNEO, Huia cavitympanum, is the only known frog species that communicates solely in ultrasonic calls with frequencies too high to be heard by humans. How cool is that? Learn more from Science Daily.
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AFTER BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED BY a lawnmower in a Australian backyard, a green tree frog underwent emergency surgery and has now been given a second chance at life. Ark Animal Hospital vet Stephen Cutter performed the operation, repairing severely damaged skin and internal organs on the tiny frog’s back. He has begun to call the little amphibian “Victoria.” She has made a full recovery from her “horrific injury” and the 30 minute operation that followed. Read the full story in the Northern Territory News. (But we recommend shielding your eyes if you’re squeamish about frog injuries.)
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Pseudophryne corroboree (Corroboree frog)
HOP ON OVER TO The Guardian online to see a slideshow of the world’s most endangered amphibians. We’re delighted that our frog friends are getting publicity, but it’s truly heartbreaking to learn about so many species’ grave decline.
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WE’RE NOT QUITE SURE WHAT A “Merfrog” is, but apparently there is a whole bunch of them splashing around in a fountain at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto. Thanks to 50s Pam, a (non-frog) member of the frogboy family, for giving us David Gilhooley’s Merfrog lowdown! Check out Pam’s full Merfrog slideshow here.
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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND, ‘Frogs: a Chorus of Colors’ will reopen at the American Museum of Natural History on May 30, 2009. This Ornate Horned Frog will be there, will you?
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TODAY–APRIL 28, 2009–MARKS THE FIRST annual Save the Frogs Day. We’re beside ourselves here at frogboys HQ and in celebration we’re taking some tips from savethefrogs.com and spreading the word about amphibian conservation. We hope you’ll join in!
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THIS PHOTO OF A CUBAN tree frog with a Christmas light in his belly was taken by James Snyder and featured in National Geographic’s “Daily Dozen.” Thanks to boingboing for sharing.
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THE BBC RECENTLY REPORTED some great news: A record number of amphibians have been saved in this year’s annual closing of Charlcombe Lane in Bath, England. Since 2003, the busy road closes during peak amphibian mating season to allow the local frogs and toads the chance to cross to a nearby pond unscathed. Volunteers even gather to scoop up the amphibians and carry them to safety in buckets. While 678 toads, 94 frogs, and 67 newts were helped across the road in 2003, those numbers more than tripled in 2009. This year 1,991 toads, 568 frogs and 289 newts were saved. Yippee!
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