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  Frog Dozes in Mud for Years

  New research has figured out how "super-sleeper" animals conserve energy in the absence of food and water.

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  Tiny Newfound Frog Fits on a Fingertip

  Noble’s Pygmy frog finally found in Andes mountain park, fits on fingertip.

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  New Spiders and Frogs Discovered in Papua New Guinea

  Expedition in Papua New Guinea finds new species of spiders, frogs and geckoes.

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  Irish Frogs Survived Ice Age

  The single species of Irish frogs apparently endured that extreme climate event whereas those on Britain retreated.

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  See-Through Frogs Discovered

  Spiky-skinned and transparent-skinned frogs found in mountains of Colombia.

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  Robot Jumps Like a Grasshopper, Rolls Like a Ball

  The “Jollbot” can jump over obstacles and roll over smoother terrain. [No Sound]

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  Video - Frogs Tune Their Ears to Different Frequencies

  The Odorrana tormota frog opens and closes tubes in its ears when listening and calling at night.

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  Frog Embryos Actively Seek Oxygen

  Red-eyed treefrog embryos behaviorally rotate inside their eggs to position gills where oxygen levels are highest.

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  Mystery of the 5-Legged Freaks

  Oddly high rates of deformation among salamanders, frogs and other amphibians prove puzzling.

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  'Bizarre!' Frog Tunes Ears to Specific Frequencies

  An unusual Chinese frog is the only known animal that can actively select what sound frequency range to tune in to.

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  Can Frogs Survive Being Frozen?

  What happens to frogs in the winter?

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  Head for the Hills! Creatures Flee Global Warming

  Three Malagasy frog and lizard species could go extinct this century due to climate change.

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  Frogs Pack Concealed Claws

  Certain African frogs have a bizarre defense.

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  'Frog-amander' Fossil Fills Evolutionary Gap

  Amphibian fossil sports features of frogs and salamanders.

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  Transitional Frog Lays Eggs on Water and Land

  A tree frog is shedding light on the moment in history when our ancestors crawled onto land.

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  Frogs Go Ultrasonic for Sex

  Tree frogs locate their mates' ultrasound calls with amazing precision.

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  Road Kill: Too Many Frogs Croak

  Dozens of species of frogs and other amphibians end up as road kill, a new study found.

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  Bizarre Frog Has No Lungs

  The first lungless frog discovered in the jungles of Borneo.

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  Invasion of the Giant Orange Toads!

  Cane toads are an invasive species in Australia.

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  Amphibian Ark to Protect Funky Frogs

  Zoos support intiative to breed endangered frogs.

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  Huge Frog Was Eating Machine

  Beelzebufo might have been the largest and fattest frog ever to have lived on Earth.