Comments

1. #1 Tanja Sova

   November 22, 2009

   Some life lessons for all of us, huh? WOW!

2. #2 The Emotion Machine

   November 22, 2009

   Fascinating video! Thanks for sharing Coturnix!

3. #3 mousedude

   November 23, 2009

   looks a little dizzy at the end.

4. #4 jimspice

   November 23, 2009

   Wow, what are the chances they would have a high speed camera set up beside the pond right when a toad tumbled down the mountain? Or interstitial cameras along the way?

5. #5 DeLene

   November 23, 2009

   jimspice — Thought the same thing when I saw it! Me thinks they set the animals up for a “chance” encounter after installing their cameras. Still, pretty neat that they captured it (or captured portions and stitched it together).

6. #6 Coturnix

   November 23, 2009

   Oh, this is certainly all set up. It may have taken a few days to film all the segments. That frog probably flipped many times down that slope (or, if not all the way down, a few times along each little segment of the slope). None of this negates the amazing behavior. It just takes time and skill to capture it and sheer luck won’t cut in a case like this.