There's a surprising, if not a little disquieting, amphibian news story floating around the Internet this week following a report in the journal Acta Zoologica - scientists have discovered a species of frog whose tadpoles let out a metallic sounding "scream" if they are under distress.
The screaming tadpoles are those of the horned frog Ceratophrys ornata which is found in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil. Scientist Dr Guillermo Natale of the National University of La Plata in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and his colleagues made the discovery when they were studying the mating calls of adult frogs.
Variety - The Childrens Charity is partnering with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures for this year's Gold Heart Pin Campaign featuring Frog Tees favourite amphibian Kermit the Frog.
The pin will be until March 2010 in movie theatres throughout the United States. Proceeds will go to support programs including Variety Kids on the Go!, which provides funding for wheelchairs, walkers, strollers, specially-adapted bikes and other durable medical equipment for children with disabilities.
Remember the days when people used to smirk at Prince Charles and his "eccentric" ideas about helping the environment and his organic farming methods on his estates? Well, times have thankfully changed and he's been able to enlist some of the world's biggest stars including Frog Tees favourite Kermit the Frog, as well as his sons Princes William and Harry, in the making of an awareness video for his new Rainforests Project.
An incredibly rare frog has been filmed for the first time, scientists believe.The red-eyed stream frog is found in Costa Rica, but it is now thought to be critically endangered.
The tiny, vividly coloured frog was spotted by a team from the University of Manchester, Chester Zoo and Costa Rican naturalists.
This video has been around for a while now but is well worth posting for those who haven't seen this amazing feat! These North American Wood Frogs freeze completely when winter comes, entering a hibernation period. They actually stop their heartbeat, and thaw when spring comes...
As part of an event hosted by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums Kermit the Frog spoke up for frogs and amphibian conservation...Kermit for President?!
An amazing montage of all the 1995 Budweiser Frogs advertisements starting with the first Bud, Weis, and Er Frogs
as well as the arrival of the Lizards Louie and Frankie and last but not least...the Ferret!
Time for some 1980s nostalgia with Rupert and the Frog Song from 1984. Directed by Geoff Dunbar and written and produced by Paul McCartney this animated short follows Rupert Bear as he goes into the hills to play and finds his way into a mysterious cave where he witnesses a chorus of frogs who sing what was to become a top ten hit, We All Stand Together.
It won a UK BAFTA (British Academy Award) for Best Animated Short Film and was also released theatrically alongside Paul McCartney's movie Give My Regards to Broad Street.
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