Awesome Facts About Frogs

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  • There are approximately 4,800 species of frogs!
    They are found on every continent except Antarctica. It is the only continent on earth where there are no toads or frogs.

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  • Frogs shed their skin once in a week -- and usually eat it afterward.

  • A group of frogs is called an army but a group of toads is called a knot.

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  • Frogs usually eat bugs and worms.

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  • Frogs can jump up to 20 times their own body length in a single leap.

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  • How to Tell if Your Tree Frog Is Male or Female.
    One of the ways you can tell a male frog from a female is by looking at their ears.
    A frog’s ear is located just behind the eye and it is called tympanum. If the tympanum is smaller than the frog’s eye, it is female; if it is larger, it is male.

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  • The male frog is the one that croaks.
    Croaking is used by males as a way to attract females.

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  • Frogs can lay as many as 4,000 eggs in frogspawn

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  • Frogs don’t drink water with their mouths but absorb the water through their skin.

  • They also breathe with their nostrils and skin.

  • Frogs can not live in saltwater. Most frogs have to stay in freshwater. If they for any reason are put into saltwater, they usually die.

  • They live in creeks and lakes. Frogs are diverse and may some of them are even seen in deserts.

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awesome post!!!!!!!!!!!!!such delightful creatures

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I love the pictures and these are some great frog facts so thanks for sharing

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