‘Camouflage’ creature — half-hidden in streams — is a new species in Brazil. See it
The Serra do Assuruá is in the north-central region of the Bahia state of Brazil, on the country’s east coast. The research ...
Animal Welfare Institute11 年
Out On A Limb: Demand for Legs Driving Frogs to Extinction
In this country, a plate of frog legs (or “frogs' legs” as the dish is commonly called outside the US) usually brings to mind France or the French-influenced regions of the American South. Frog legs, ...
National Geographic news12 年
Northern Leopard Frog
leopard frogs were widely collected not only for dissection but for the food industry (frog legs) as well. However, massive declines beginning in the early 1970s, particularly in Canada and the ...
Color-changing creature found ‘calling in wet meadows’ in China. It’s a new species
In a national park of southern China, a color-changing creature with yellowy eyes sat in the damp grass and called out. The ...
The Scientist3 年
Drug Cocktail Triggers Regeneration of Amputated Frog Legs
A new chemical treatment allowed African clawed frogs, which normally don’t regenerate limbs, to regrow functional hind legs following amputation. Dan is a News Editor at The Scientist. He writes and ...