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                    <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Frogs ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagnostic dilemma: A woman got a rare parasitic lung infection after eating raw frogs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In an unusual case, a woman developed a parasitic infection in her lungs, when more typically, the parasite stays just under the skin. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/A8aETuMCzWFJrth2YRFD46-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Undercooked or raw frog meat can sometimes carry parasites capable of infecting people who consume the meat.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ten or so east asian bull frogs shown sitting in water]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ​​3 ancient Maya cities discovered in Guatemala, 1 with an 'astronomical complex' likely used for predicting solstices ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Three ancient Maya cities have been discovered by archaeologists in Guatemala. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Owen Jarus ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KYM9svgdDastbk8urVSo53-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Courtesy of the Guatemala Ministry of Culture and Sports]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This reconstruction shows part of Los Abuelos, one of the three newly found ancient Maya cities in Guatemala. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a digital reconstruction of an ancient Maya city]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Fungus is wiping out frogs. These tiny saunas could save them. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our purpose-built "frog saunas" allow amphibians to warm up in winter and bake off chytrid infections. You can even DIY and build a frog sauna for your own backyard with our step-by-step guide. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:48:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Waddle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QdNgZLq2W9JMvTcp7gBVCb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Anthony Waddle]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A picture of three frogs sitting in little holes in a concrete &quot;frog sauna&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A picture of three frogs sitting in little holes in a concrete &quot;frog sauna&quot;]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ We now know why tarantulas are hairy — to stop army ants eating them alive ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tarantulas' hairy bodies protect against the scavenging, spider-eating army ants that clean their nests, scientists say. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bHtYY2Kro3BSvKb66tZjnN-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Francesco Tomasinelli &amp; Emanuel Biggi  ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tarantulas have many social relationships with other species, including frogs, which feed on insects that could harm the spiders, researchers say.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a large black tarantula stands over a small frog on orange leaves]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'It's risky for male frogs out there': Female frog drags and attempts to eat screaming male ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Female green and golden bell frogs in Australia will eat their male counterparts when the males' mating call displeases them. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 15:51:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jacklin Kwan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uXk3Jy5J86f6mdMrpVgeCm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[John Gould and Chad T. Beranek]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Authors of a new study observed both sexual and interspecies cannibalism in frogs. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A larger green frog photographed with a smaller brown frog hanging out of its mouth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 20 amazing animal tongues ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's the science behind 20 animal tongues. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2024 20:14:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YFQedjGfrAXCZiTboMJJB7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Chameleon catching a meal with its tongue.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Chameleon catching a meal with its tongue.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Kermit the Frog' creature that lived 270 million years ago looked like a 'stout salamander' with 'cartoonish' grin ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists found the ancient amphibian fossil in the collection at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:31:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rBLk6wYEKR6Hp7sDhhaUgZ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Brittany M. Hance, Smithsonian/Cal So.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This is the fossilized skull of an ancient amphibian named after Kermit the Frog.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[brown and grey, oblong fossil pictured against a black background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's tiniest fanged frog with males that 'hug' their babies discovered ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers found a new species of fanged frog when they noticed clutches of eggs laid on leaves and mossy boulders unusually far above water. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:10:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Bryce ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bVkdMMwWpUVmEQUJSrktLD-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[2023 Frederick et al]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The fanged frog Limnonectes phyllofolia gurading its eggs.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A frog sits on top of its jelly-like eggs while on a leaf.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ '[He] attempted to study fertilization in frogs by fitting the males with tiny trousers': The science of sperm in the 1700s ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In the extract below taken from Beautiful Experiments: An Illustrated History of Experimental Science (The University of Chicago Press, 2023), Philip Ball dives into the 17th and 18th century experiments that sought to figure out the answer to a fundamental question: What induces eggs to develop? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Nov 2023 16:00:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:03:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Philip Ball ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4HGpT3pHdhteiSDkbRUm4N-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In the 18th century, a scientist tried to catch frog sperm by making males wear tiny trousers.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a group of frogs in a pond with frogspawn]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Toxic pigment that causes red hair discovered in 10 million-year-old frog fossil ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Paleontologists have discovered the first molecular evidence of pheomelanin, a pigment that causes red hair, in the fossil record. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:52:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wnak7qb4CBSUddLtmd59fh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Scientists Maria McNamara (left) and Tiffany Slater with the 10 million-year-old frog fossil.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two women pose with a frog.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These female frogs fake their own deaths to get out of sex ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Female European common frogs will play dead to avoid mating during their "explosive" breeding, where several males attempt to mount one female at the same time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 23:01:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carissa Wong ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UPddLFDvxNqrAgxAtr6gX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 15 unexpected effects of climate change ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From shrinking goats to a dimmer Earth, here are some of the lesser-known impacts of rising global temperatures. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2023 11:00:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Carissa Wong ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3uVtDeapifSCRKATvSkjzW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Climate change is having some unexpected consequences.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a goat standing on a mountain looking at the camera with blue sky in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Brazilian tree frogs could be the 1st example of amphibians pollinating flowers, study finds  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists in Brazil may have observed the first example of an amphibian pollinating a flowering plant. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/atFTa6hrijSVH84LRmrLPd-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Carlos Henrique de-Oliveira-Nogueira]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Izecksohn&#039;s Brazilian tree frogs (Xenohyla truncata) dunk themselves like doughnuts in coffee to access a flower&#039;s sweet nectar. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A frog is seen diving headfirst into a flower&#039;s bulb to access nectar. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Transparent glassfrogs 'vanish' at night by hiding red blood cells in liver ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Glassfrogs can render themselves nearly invisible while they sleep with a unique trick; they pack nearly 90% of their red blood into one of their organs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:37:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joshua A. Krisch ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cG3RLM3EWYFESPE2gS2wGm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jesse Delia]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A group of glassfrogs camouflage right in with the leaf they&#039;re sleeping on upside down.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A group of glassfrogs sleeping together upside down on a leaf, showing their leaf camouflage in transmitted (downwelling) light.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This wasp uses its prickly penis to escape certain death ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Male mason wasps have no venom, but they can still stab predators with their genitals. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:00:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:02:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Nicoletta Lanese ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZArGjbsrpyWh8Hdsc43z5T-1280-80.gif">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Shinji Sugiura]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Male mason wasps can sometimes escape predators by stabbing them with their genital spines.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[short video clip shows a wasp escaping from a frog&#039;s mouth after the frog attempting to eat it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chernobyl radiation set off black frog surge while green frogs 'croaked.' Evolution explains why. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Chernobyl frogs' evolution shows how they have adapted to live with higher radiation by turning black. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qs8rkhhEewcC4ozocwD5ZY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Germán Orizaola and Pablo Burraco]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A colored gradient shows how Eastern tree frogs in Chernobyl have adapted to radiation by evolving to have darker skin.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A colored gradient of frogs, from black to green. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Frogs: The largest group of amphibians ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/50692-frog-facts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Fun facts and frequently asked questions about frogs, the largest and most diverse group of amphibians on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 13:56:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:09:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/39CUYMP8vJqHAYGVzUghBX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Javan tree frog (Rhacophorus margaritifer).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a Javan tree frog on a log with its mouth open.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning reconstruction of Jurassic salamander fossil reveals skull’s weirdness in 3D ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/ancient-salamander-skull-found-inside-rock</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have finally pieced together the skull of an ancient salamander ancestor that has been stuck inside a rock for around 50 years. X-ray scans enabled scientists to digitally reassemble the amphibian's skull and declare it a new species. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2022 14:32:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:24:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aCiKgLY9kxbj77Ybjsrzi6-1280-80.gif">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Marc Jones]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[3D reconstruction of salamander skull]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[3D reconstruction of salamander skull]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Ancient death trap' preserved hundreds of fossilized frogs that drowned during sex ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/ancient-frog-sex-death-trap</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hundreds of fossilized frogs at a site in Germany likely died while having sex around 45 million years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mZyYF3XHNsswqzTYN22LWL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers suspect that ancient male frogs pushed females underwater while trying to mount them.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Researchers suspect that ancient male frogs pushed females underwater while trying to mount them.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Newfound species of wee frogs found in Mexico can fit on your fingertip ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/six-tiny-frog-species-discovered-mexico</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists recently described six new species of miniature frogs that inhabit forest floors in Mexico and Guatemala. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 30 Apr 2022 11:01:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKdnRTeTkws7wDJbiaQFPX-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jeffrey W. Streicher]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Craugastor cueyatl on a Mexican 10-peso coin, which has a diameter of 1.1 inches (28 millimeters).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Craugastor cueyatl on a Mexican 10-peso coin, which has a diameter of 1.1 inches (28 millimeters).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 6 strangest hearts in the animal kingdom ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/49795-strange-animal-hearts.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hearts have become iconic symbols of Valentine's Day, but when it comes to hearts in the real world, one size doesn't fit all — particularly in the animal kingdom. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 16:07:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:59:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ivrbJaLbjuw73ooXRK6Dya-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Michael Vecchione]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[The three hearts of an aonius borealis squid]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The three hearts of an aonius borealis squid]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Frogs regrow amputated legs in breakthrough experiment ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/frogs-regrow-amputated-legs-in-lab</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have stimulated limb regrowth in frogs' amputated legs after giving them to a "cocktail" of drugs encased in a silicon stump called a "BioDome." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2022 14:57:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:33:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KCwyJJVmUMHwYf9ZvsJzWL-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Holly Mahaffey Photography via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An African clawed frog with normal limbs. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An African clawed frog with normal limbs. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Poison dart frogs: Facts about the beautiful but deadly amphibians ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/poison-dart-frog</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ They might look cute, but the toxins from a poison dart frog can be strong enough to kill several humans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2021 12:58:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ scott.dutfield@futurenet.com (Scott Dutfield) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Scott Dutfield ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UXpjb7nPZxRCK4AYZgewJA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A blue poison dart frog (Dendrobates azureus).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up of a blue poison dart frog]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why don't poisonous animals die from their own toxins? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/why-poisonous-animals-dont-poison-themselves.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some animals, such as poison dart frogs, carry enough toxic chemicals to kill multiple adult humans, but they've evolved tricks to avoid poisoning themselves. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Sep 2021 11:00:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:53:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ JoAnna Wendel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/H2C4nf5xNPbwoPxjbpbKdJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A harlequin poison dart frog (Oophaga histrionica). Poison dart frogs are among the most poisonous animals in the world — so they have developed tricks to avoid poisoning themselves.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A harlequin poison dart frog (Oophaga histrionica). Poison dart frogs are among the most poisonous animals in the world — so they have developed tricks to avoid poisoning themselves.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Snakes insert their heads into living frogs' bodies to swallow their organs (because nature is horrifying) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/snakes-gut-living-frogs-and-toads.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In two new studies, researchers identified more snakes that disembowel frogs to eat their organs, a gruesome habit that was only recently discovered. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 15:41:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qYcfhAuijTMyTJzfpHqjhF-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jo Lodder]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The head of a Taiwanese kukri snake in Lantau Island, Hong Kong plunges deep into the abdomen of a banded bullfrog.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The head of a Taiwanese kukri snake in Lantau Island, Hong Kong plunges deep into the abdomen of a banded bullfrog.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Huntsman spiders eat tree frogs after luring them into leaf traps ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/madagascar-spiders-catch-frogs.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tiny frogs in Madagascar are lured to their doom by spiders' ingenious silk-stitched leaf traps. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jfaPHFjZGYgXQJ8fCdqKW4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A huntsman spider clutches its tree frog prey inside what could be a trap, constructed by the spider.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A huntsman spider clutches its tree frog prey inside what could be a trap, constructed by the spider.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meet Goliath, a Massive Tadpole as Long as Your Face ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A giant tadpole recently found in the wild is bigger than a can of Coke — and it's still growing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 15:43:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Hy8q8N5ZvGBEymStsneJ4o-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Earyn McGee/SWRS/The Frog Conservation Project]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[So, so thicc.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Frogs' skulls are more bizarre (and beautiful) than you ever imagined ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Remarkable images capture a wide range of spikes, spines, bumps and pits in the skulls of frogs. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7F6pVwyrvJPXiQP3PJBkML-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Hemiphractus scutatus, a South American horned tree frog, has a wide skull with a large gape that enables it to prey on vertebrates. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hemiphractus scutatus, a South American horned tree frog, has a wide skull with a large gape that enables it to prey on vertebrates. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's Largest Frogs Can Move Rocks Half Their Weight ... for Their Wee Pollywogs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The world's largest frogs may also have the best pollywog daycare on the market. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2019 12:45:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:03:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6SHLGn2PGUKYhjPFZGDRDc-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[M. Schäfer/Frogs &amp; Friends e.V.]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Goliath frog belongs to the largest known frog species in the world.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Goliath frog belongs to the largest known frog species in the world.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Frogs, Toads, Lizards and Bats ... Were Found in Bagged Salads ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/66095-frogs-in-bagged-salad.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Eat more salad, they said. It's good for you, they said. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 11:06:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:19:53 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GQhkvZHV3abuZ72DFnzy7f-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Shoppers in Southampton, Britain, encountered this live frog in a bag of supermarket salad in 2012.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Shoppers in Southampton, Britain, encountered this live frog in a bag of supermarket salad in 2012.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Wee Orange 'Pumpkin' Frogs Have Bones That Glow Through Their Skin ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/65107-tiny-fluorescent-toadlets.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The frogs' glowing patterns may be a form of communication. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2019 11:04:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UWDzhnHwFTPMs5qFqnPvNV-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Sandra Goutte/NYU Abu Dhabi]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This is a pumpkin toadlet (&lt;i&gt;Brachycephalus ephippium&lt;/i&gt;) under natural light (left) and ultra-violet light (right).]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Oldest Frog Relative from North America Could Fit on Your Pinky Finger ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It's possible that during the Triassic period, the crocodile-like phytosaur snapped at a frog-like creature, but missed. It's a good thing it did, because 216 million years later, paleontologists have found the fossils of these tiny frogs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2019 21:05:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:53:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gfVsARGjAHjwcRMfyz8D5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s interpretation of the newly discovered Chinle frog that&#039;s dangling from the jaw of a phytosaur, a heavily armoured semi-aquatic reptile. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Chinle Frog]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ These Frogs Are Evolving to Survive a Murderous Fungus That Tries to Stop Their Hearts ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/63752-frogs-coexist-chytrid-fungus.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Decades after chrytrid fungus began its deadly rampage through the world's frog populations, a community of tropical frogs has managed to adapt. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2018 14:33:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GdwUXrFdqs6uck5sRnsxDE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This nocturnal frog from the genus Diasporus is one the hardy remnant that lives on in fungus-devastated El Copé.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This nocturnal frog from the genus Diasporus is one the hardy remnant that lives on in fungus-devastated El Copé.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The Truth About Animals': Storks Flying to the Moon, and Other Wild Tales ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/62347-truth-about-animals-book-video.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Did you know that the late drug lord Pablo Escobar flew kidnapped hippos to Colombia? Or that the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis was once used as a pregnancy test for humans? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 23:22:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:27:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bA2EBSVBK3NU7TjkeK2o8j-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Live Science senior writer Laura Geggel (left) sat down with zoologist, filmmaker and author Lucy Cooke to talk about her new book, &quot;The Truth About Animals: Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife.&quot;]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Did you know that the late drug lord Pablo Escobar flew kidnapped hippos to Colombia? Or that the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis was once used as a pregnancy test for humans?]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Weirdest Things That Fell From The Sky ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Umbrellas and galoshes will shield you from the rain, snow and hail — but what about the showers of spiders, satellites, and raw mystery meat? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:56:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:46:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3QENkdfzxNjXMqdn9LMvgH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Snake Head Pops Out of Frog's Maw in Mesmerizing Photo ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/60729-frog-swallowing-snake-photo.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a stunning frog photo recently shared widely from Reddit, a swallowed snake isn't going down without a fight. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:57:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:36:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rqoDpnCCrdpGFHM6qky3rS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An Australian tree frog (Litoria caerulea) like the one pictured here had a close encounter with a snake that clearly was less than thrilled about being the frog&#039;s meal. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Australian tree frogs (Litoria caerulea) are not terribly discriminating about what they put in their mouths.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Extinct Big-Mouthed Frogs May Have Dined on Dinos ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Horned frogs' powerful bites hint that an extinct, ancient relative may have packed even more of a mouthy wallop. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 12:02:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2qsEXAto27LaqKdF9o3oUW-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Kristopher Lappin]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Open wide! South American horned frogs have big mouths that deliver surprisingly powerful bites.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Dinosaur Extinction Allowed Frogs to Conquer the Planet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The massive extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs paved the way for frogs to explode in diversity, new research suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 19:08:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uAcgMKHyM3tHqquULWNTP4-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Brian Freiermuth]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new study finds that frog lineages diversified soon after the extinction of the dinosaurs. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[cute frog]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Scrotum Frog' Tadpoles Hatch For 1st Time in North America ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Critically endangered Lake Titicaca tadpoles hatch in Denver. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2017 11:52:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/feMAeKeJ74SnHFnAkBfAh7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lake Titicaca frogs are unusual because they thrive in cold, low-oxygen water. As adult frogs, these tadpoles will develop saggy skin to allow for more oxygen exchange. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lake Titicaca frogs are unusual because they thrive in cold, low-oxygen water. As adult frogs, these tadpoles will develop saggy skin to allow for more oxygen exchange. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ To Avoid Being Eaten, Tadpoles Aren't Choosy About Escape Vehicle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have now found that abandoned tadpoles don’t wait for their father to return, because they run the risk of getting eaten by cannibalistic siblings. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2017 20:26:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:03:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Richa Malhotra ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7SZ8KPXgtZQcSkTZ9pgpve-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A tadpole hitches a ride on the back of an adult male Neotropical poison frog (&lt;em&gt;Ranitomeya variabilis&lt;/em&gt;).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A tadpole hitches a ride on the back of an adult male Neotropical poison frog (&lt;em&gt;Ranitomeya variabilis&lt;/em&gt;).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The science behind the 10 plagues of Egypt ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some of the diseases and natural disasters chronicled in the Book of Exodus can be explained by scientific theories. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:18:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 10:49:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Live Science Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/W4n6fx7J949nyBD5R6DELT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The 10 Plagues of Egypt are described in the Book of Exodus.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New Striped Rain-Frog Species Discovered in Ecuador’s Cloud Forests ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The species was discovered during an expedition to study a similar rainfrog. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:46:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xgJGvwdVSv89EB8gfxFNtY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers have documented a new &#039;spectacular-looking&#039; species of frog they&#039;ve named the Ecuadorian rainfrog (Pristimantis ecuadorensis).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ecuadorean-rainfrog-species]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Frogs Fit on a Fingertip: Tiny New Species Discovered in India ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57946-7-tiny-frog-species-discovered.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Four newly discovered frog species from India are small enough to perch on a thumbnail with room to spare. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:57:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:52:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iBS23b6Lv689wuerHWrDK3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Vijayan’s night frog (&lt;i&gt;Nyctibatrachus pulivijayani&lt;/i&gt;) is a miniature frog from the Agasthyamala hills in the Western Ghats, India.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[tiny frog]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ So Tiny! Miniature Frog Species Are Among World's Smallest (Photos) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/57928-new-miniature-frog-species-photos.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some of the smallest known frogs in the world were recently discovered following a five-year survey in India. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:57:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:40:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Christine Lunsford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E6zivMDwH5uBpkdJycBN6K-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Photos: Incredible New Species Discovered in 2016 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Would you like to cross paths with a hairy tarantula from Colombia or a Thai newt that looks like a "Star Trek" Klingon? If the answer is yes, you're in good company. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2016 12:41:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:45:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ztsyjVz686kKMR4NrjcwjR-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jürgen Otto]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[esearcher Jürgen Otto learned about the peacock spider M. lobatus from study co-author Knowles, who photographed the species years ago in Western Australia. Otto raised the individual in this photo from an egg.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Singing Snake' Busted: Real Voice Behind Legend Discovered ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists finally cracked the long-standing mystery of a "singing snake" in the Amazon rainforest. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 20:36:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:26:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7ZaUdorMr8ke3z8dLSh4L3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Pablo Venegas]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Calls of the newly discovered tree frog species Tepuihyla shushupe have long been mistaken for the &quot;songs&quot; of a bushmaster viper.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tadpoles Prefer Vegetarian Meals During Heat Waves ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When it's too darn hot, amphibian young adapt by changing their diet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2016 21:04:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GUHWt9vDH4KMrjQYaNhpRn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Tiago Jesus ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Mediterranean tree frog (Hyla meridionalis) in Grândola, Portugal.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 295-Million-Year-Old Frog Relative Immaculately Preserved in Fossil ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Long before dinosaurs walked the Earth, a teeny-tiny amphibian swam around a lake surrounded by large mountain ranges, using its minuscule jaws to nab insects and other small prey, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2016 14:16:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:54:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZQg4LQTh8CSp9dD4ve4sFP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A fossil of the partially preserved amphibian. Notice the teeth (marked with black triangles) on the upper and lower jaws. The eye orbit (OR) is also visible.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Frog relative]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why Are Thousands of 'Scrotum Frogs' Dying Off in South America? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The baggy-skinned frogs absorb oxygen and environmental contaminants through their skin. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2016 21:00:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kacey Deamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DdpBAdorHa9KYWz9rnTSqn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Courtesy of the Denver Zoo]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The baggy-skinned frogs absorb oxygen, and environmental contaminants through their skin.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[lake-titicaca-frog]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Frog Embryos Speed-Hatch to Escape Danger ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If predators come calling, a red-eyed tree frog embryo can drop out of its egg to safety in a matter of seconds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2016 12:55:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:39:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jx6BmXjT2D2wzxTqFUdEdh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Red-eyed tree frog embryos are capable of hatching prematurely if necessary. Otherwise, they continue to develop in safety, in their eggs.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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