by Susan | Jun 21, 2009 | Learn about Frogs, Read about Frogs
In 1995, a teacher and her students in southern Minnesota discovered a pond full of frogs with deformities: some frogs with extra legs or eyes missing, others with extra eyes or missing limbs. A Plague of Frogs by William Souder tells the story of what happened next...
by Susan | Jun 21, 2009 | Learn about Frogs, Meet the Frogs
June is traditionally the month of the Puerto Rican Day parade in New York City, and in other cities around the country, so it’s a good time to celebrate the unofficial symbol of Puerto Rico—the common coqui, a frog species endemic to Puerto Rico. If you...
by Susan | Jun 19, 2009 | Learn about Frogs, Meet the Frogs
Most animal dads aren’t too involved with their offspring (human dads, excepted of course). But two species of frogs called microhylids are devoted dads, and in fact, carry their their brood of up to 25 froglets piggyback style through the rain forest of Papua...
