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Jump to it!(frog jumping contests)
Magazine article from: Children's Digest; 9/1/1999; 691 words
; Americans have been frog-wild for jumping contests ever since Mark Twain's famous story, The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County, was published in the...country to test their frogs in the home of frog jumping, partly for the honor, but the...
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Chiricahua leopard frog (Rana chiricahuensis).
Newspaper article from: Endangered Species Update; 11/1/2001; 491 words
; Chiricahua Leopard Frog (Rana chiricahuensis) On June 14, we proposed to list the Chiricahua leopard frog as threatened due to the effects of non-native...harbor leopard frogs. The Chiricahua leopard frog is found in ponds, streams, stock tanks, and...
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"Fitting in." (information about tree frogs)
Magazine article from: U.S. Kids; 6/1/1997; ; 221 words
; The tree frog is not your typical frog. Most frogs live in or near water. The tree frog spends most of its time in a tree or on plant stems. Many frogs are known for their keen jumping ability. This frog prefers climbing. Most frogs are green, but...
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It's a Frog's Life, My Story of Life in a Pond.(Review)
Magazine article from: Children's Digest; 9/1/1999; 353 words
; It's a Frog's Life, My Story of Life in a Pond by Frog, with help from Steve Parker Reader's Digest Children's Books, Pleasantville, New York $9.99 In the Frog Bog Have you ever wanted to talk to a frog? Now you can do...
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Freaky frogs. (increasing numbers of deformed frogs found in Minnesota may indicate that a damaged water environment is affecting normal frog development)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Science World; 11/15/1996; ; 278 words
; If you found a onelegged frog, you'd probably feel bad for the frog. But David Hoppe, a scientist in Minnesota who's found...be months, or even years, before scientists solve the frog mystery. Meanwhile, other researchers are on the hunt...
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It's not easy being green: some frogs employ special tactics for desert survival.(LIFE: ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS)
Magazine article from: Science World; 5/9/2005; 700+ words
; DID YOU KNOW? * As a wiping frog uses its feet to massage its body, the stimulation produces...Chaco desert region of Argentina, the Chacoan monkey frog sits on a branch. Using its feel the frog kneads its entire body. It even rubs its legs together...
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It's a Frog's Life.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Instructor (1990); 4/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...egg to tadpole to full-grown adult, the frog has a fascinating life cycle. Leap into...changes with their surroundings. * The male frog of most species has a loud call, used to...come in all shapes and sizes. The smallest frog, Eleutberodactylusiberia, is found in Cuba...
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Edward the frog.(Short Story)
Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...to break the spell, declared Edward the Frog one bright sunny morning. The other frogs...handsome human prince into a small green frog, answered Edward. Don't be silly, said...said Spotty. Face it, Edward. You're a frog. That's all you've ever been, and that...
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Judge says N.Y. state can ban Bad Frog. (Bad Frog Brewery Co.)
Magazine article from: Modern Brewery Age; 8/11/1997; 341 words
; Associated Press - The little frog making the so-called obscene gesture has been...Tuesday that the state has the right to ban Bad Frog Beer in New York based on its label, which depicts the frog flipping his middle finger. The state Liquor...
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The Tarahumara frog: return of a native.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Endangered Species Bulletin; 3/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; For almost two decades, the Tarahumara frog (Rana tarahumarae) has been absent from...adapted over millennia. Today, the Tarahumara Frog Conservation Team, a consortium of researchers...extirpated species to Arizona. The Tarahumara frog is known historically from 63 localities...
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