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The Frog Ark | WILD HOPE

The Frog Ark | WILD HOPE

Many of the world’s most beloved frogs and amphibians are headed for extinction, but inside “The Ark” in Panama, some of those threatened species are given a fighting chance. Using innovative technology and breakthrough genetics, researchers have ignited a cadre of solutions to save these ...

Rana 101 | Frog Fact Sheet (Spanish)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTSomXZqALo Rana: cualquier miembro de un grupo diverso de anfibios de cuerpo corto y sin cola. Reino: | AnimaliaFilo: | ChordataClase: | AmphibiaOrden: | Anura Existen más de 5,000 especies de ranas conocidas, y los científicos continúan descubriendo nuevas especies. Las especies de ranas vienen ...

Frog Fact Sheet

  Frog: any member of a diverse group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Amphibia Order: | Anura There are over 5,000 species of known frogs, and scientists continue to discover new species. Frog species come in a variety ...

How to Give Frogs and Toads a Leg Up

Founded in 1998, FrogWatch USA is one of the longest-running citizen science programs around, and, since amphibians are extremely sensitive to environmental changes, FrogWatchers’ observations have been especially valuable.

Living Volcanoes

Meet One of the Rarest Frogs on Earth

The Quito Rocket frog has been pushed to the edge of extinction. With only around 100 left in the wild, and all confined to a single stream near the Cotopaxi volcano, its survival depends on the help of a team of scientists.

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Fabulous Frogs

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Sir David Attenborough takes us on a journey through the weird and wonderful world of frogs, shedding new light on these charismatic, colorful and frequently bizarre little animals through first-hand stories, the latest science, and cutting-edge technology. Frogs from around the world are used to ...

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The Dirt: This Week in Nature (7/6-7/13)

Efforts to get an orangutan to quit smoking, new species of frog named after Prince Charles, Floridians protest release of genetically-modified mosquito, fruit flies learn arithmetic, and yet another feathered-dinosaur find.

The Dirt: This Week in Nature (6/23-6/29)

Lichen survive outer space (and what that might say about how life on earth began), genetic research suggests dolphins are second in intelligence to modern humans, new dinosaur bird ancestor discovered in Argentina, and more of this week's top nature stories.