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UrduThe distant ancestors of modern horses had hooved toes instead of a single hoof, which vanished over time, according to researchers.
Tag: Frogs
20 new gurgling and creaking frog species from Madagascar named
Taxonomists are working against the clock to discover and catalogue new species before they disappear, to make it possible to protect our planet’s remaining biodiversity.
Keeping Kermit healthy
A world-first study from the University of South Australia shows that while Bd can significantly reduce in captive frogs, captivity can have negative consequences for the frogs’ protective skin microbiota, providing new insight into diversity management.
Frogs use brains or camouflage to evade predators
Throughout evolution, prey animals have adopted a range of strategies to evade their predators. But these oftentimes elaborate strategies come at a cost.
False spring: Climate change may erode frogs’ ability to withstand salt pollution
Climate change may erode frogs’ ability to withstand road salt pollution, according to researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
Toxin sponges may protect poisonous frogs and birds from their own poisons, study suggests
A team of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Stanford University, and the California Academy of Sciences (CAS) has uncovered new clues as to how poisonous frogs and birds avoid intoxicating themselves.
Scientists see through glass frogs’ translucent camouflage
Glass frogs are well known for their see-through skin but, until now, the reason for this curious feature has received no experimental attention.
It ain’t any easier being green – World Frog Day reminds us of amphibians’ crucial environmental role
March 20 marks World Frog Day, an annual observance of the tailless amphibian. It was created in 2009 with the intention to save many different species of frogs from going extinct. In the past decade, approximately 170 species of frogs have…