Category: Amphibians
These territorial frogs are named for their loud, deep call that reminds some of the roar a bull. They are often found resting on the edges of the ponds, lakes, and swamps that they inhabit. During mating seasons, males aggregate into highly dynamic groups, called choruses, to attract females.
Learn more about the American Bullfrog at Wikipedia and Petsource
Only a Mother’s Love…
We are taught that toads leave their fertilized eggs in the water in long strings, which hatch into tadpoles, who live in the water until they grow legs and lungs and become toads. Sounds simple enough, right? Well, there always has to be an exception to the rule: the male Suriname toad implants eggs into the female’s back, which sink into her skin and forms pockets where the eggs eventually hatch into tadpoles. These tadpoles live on their mother’s back until transforming into toads, at which point they burrow out of her skin in a fascinating or horrifying (or both) display, depending on your perspective.
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