Good news for the Mississippi Gopher Frog, which has had a successful breeding season. Scientists estimate that only about 100 of these frogs live int he wild, so a new batch of froglets is wonderful news. Read the full story here
Check out the awesome photo of a tiny European tree frog on a person's finger, which you'll find here on the National Geographic site. I swear the frog is posing for the camera!
Be kind and tender to the Frog, And do not call him names, As “Slimy skin,” or “Polly-wog,” Or likewise “Ugly James,” Or “Gap-a-grin,” or “Toad-gone-wrong,” Or “Bill Bandy-knees”: The Frog is justly sensitive To epithets like these.
No animal will more repay A treatment kind and fair; At least so lonely people say Who keep a frog (and, by the way, They are extremely rare).
For teachers and students alike, my book Frogs: Awesome Amphibians is a useful resource, exploring the world of frogs in easy to understand text and with plenty of beautiful frog photographs. Available online from Ready Ed Publications.