The Privy Report
Copyright© 2022 by Old Grey Duck
Chapter 7
“It’s not that easy, being green.” - Kermit the Frog.
Ribbiting Frog Facts:
There are over 2000 different species of frogs and they live on every continent, with the exception of Antarctica.
Frogs don’t drink water. They absorb it through their skin.
Every species of frog has their own special mating call, made only by the male. The call has two parts. First is ‘the whine’, which the whole species uses. The second part is ‘the chuck; which is unique to the individual frog. Females listen to the chuck carefully, because the larger, more desirable, frogs make longer and deeper chucks. (Size matters!) The drawback? In some cases, bats will also listen for these chucks and might decide it is snack time.
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A lot of frogs may look like they don’t have teeth at all, but the truth is they do, just not the same set that we humans and other animals normally have. Instead, they have vomerine teeth, which are found only on the upper jaw and in the front area of the mouth of amphibians, and due to their teeny tiny size, they are not always visible to the naked eye. Frogs teeth are not built for chewing food, but for gripping their prey with the help of their tongue. These teeth work together to aid the frog in anchoring and holding its prey in place.
Hi Mom!
The southern gastric brooding frog (Rheobatrachus silus) was discovered in 1972 in the mountains of Queensland, Australia. But the world only took notice of it in 1974 when it was discovered how it reproduced. Simply put, the mother frog converts her stomachs into a womb. The baby frogs hatch inside mommy frog, fully developed (but very small) and she spits them out. Sometimes up to 20 of them!
How many licks does it take?
We all know that some species of frogs secrete toxins, and that when humans or animals come in contact with them, can be deadly. Or in some cases, get you ‘high’ when you lick them. Before you decide to go about licking frogs from your local pond for fun, there are a few things you should know. Not every toad can get you high, and those that do will lead to drastically different results depending on the exact species. Several species of toads secrete toxins like Bufotenine that have hallucinogenic properties, but toads in the Bufonidae family seem to be the most commonly used for this purpose.
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