A Frog Species Waves Goodbye

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There’s no way that a Panamanian golden frog filmed by the BBC in 2006 could have known that the footage would amount to a good-bye message to the world.

But somehow, in some sentimental, unscientific and very true way, it seems like the frog — technically, a toad — understood what was happening. He raises his right foreleg and … waves. The show’s producer called the gesture unusual; such waves have been observed before, but usually the frogs prefer to croak. Shortly after the filming, the last remaining Panamanian golden frogs were captured in a last-ditch attempt to save the species from a fungal disease that has devastated frog populations worldwide, sending more than a hundred into extinction.

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Tagged as: BBC, Extinction, Frogs, Panamanian Golden Frogs

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Rachel 11/24/2008 05:29 PM 1 point
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Do you have a pic of this frog? I just watched a show on Discovery about a group of people collecting endangered froggies in Central America and there was a yellow one with black splotches that had a dismal outlook, they only had a bunch of females. But Jeff Corwin went with another guy and they found a bunch of baby boy frogs. I don't know how old the show is. But I better go check.

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mjschindler 11/24/2008 06:22 PM 1 point
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I don't have one on me, can I can try to find one. :)

Let me know what you find out!

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