Got some goodies in the post!
Frog Life have some very neat FREE resources in their shop. You only need to pay postage.
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Of course, it's nice to make a donation if you can afford to spare it. If you do, you get a copy of their member's magazine too.
Oh no not another toad closure ('boom boom' Bazil Brush)
One of if the best reasons I've heard for one.
#toadclosure #biodiversity #wildlife
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BBC News - Bath's Charlcombe Lane to close for six weeks to allow for toad breeding - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1lv97jyl66o
Have you seen a blue frog before? 🐸🩵
This magnificent tree frog (Litoria splendida) with a rare mutation was recently discovered by Australian Wildlife Conservancy ecologists in Western Australia's Kimberley region.
Learn how this mutation occurs and why it turns frogs blue… https://ausgeo.co/bluefrog
📷 Australian Wildlife Conservancy
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Sometimes frog and toad tadpoles have a genetic abnormality which means that they will remain as tadpoles for their whole lives. If a tadpole lacks the gene which produces the growth hormone thyroxine they will be unable to metamorphose into froglets or toadlets.
https://www.froglife.org/info-advice/frequently-asked-questions/spawn-tadpoles-behaviour/