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African Frogs Break Own Bones to Form Claws
A study of rare African frogs has revealed a form of self-defense hitherto unbeknownst to the scientific world: claws of pure bone that burst through the frogs' skin. And it gets worse. When the frogs are threatened they need to first "actively break" their own bones in order to create these claws.Posted on June 2, 2008 3:00 PM • 4 Comments •
Surinam Toads Perfect Birthing Method to Destroy Humanity
Awesome footage of baby Surinam Toads emerging from Mama's back.Posted on April 11, 2008 10:06 AM • 6 Comments •
Enormous 'Devil Toad' Remains Discovered in Madagascar
Scientists in Madagascar recently discovered the remains of a giant prehistoric frog, a relative of today's horned toads, which blew away the previous record for the largest known frog.Posted on February 18, 2008 7:56 PM • 5 Comments •
Weird Amphibians Make Some Sort of Conservation List
An initiative known as EDGE (Excited Dachshunds Grinding with the Elderly) has released its list of weird and critically dangered amphibians, hot on the heels of their steamy, after hours EDGE Mammals edition.Posted on January 23, 2008 12:11 PM • 3 Comments •
It's a Fish-Eat-Giant Salamander-Eat-Shark World
Reported last month in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, a fascinating fossil was discovered in the Saar-Nahe Basin of Southwestern Germany (sounds more like somewhere in Middle-earth than Bavaria to us, but go figure). The fossil(s?) comprises...Posted on November 12, 2007 9:40 AM • 8 Comments •
Big Ben the Axolotl
We get a lot of requests to feature friends pets on Zooillogix. Some people just don't seem to get the fact that their golden retriever does not belong on a site devoted to bizarre zoology (you know who you are...Posted on October 31, 2007 11:17 PM • 2 Comments •
Japanese Create "See-Through" Frogs
Those crazy Japanese have done it again! By combining two types of recessive genes that cause frogs to be pale, they have created a frog with almost transparent skin. Unfortunately for the frogs, the advantages to testing on a see-through...Posted on September 27, 2007 11:05 AM • 5 Comments •
Purple Frogs, an Evolutionary Wonder
Hey there, ladies. I'm just a lonesome, evolutionary mishap who loves to party. The Purple frog or Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis can be described as a "living fossil." These strange creatures split evolutionarily from other frogs nearly 150 million years ago giving...Posted on June 14, 2007 7:13 PM • 0 Comments •
You Are What You Eat…
A team of Florida International University zoologists studying poison arrow frogs in South America have identified the source of the colorful critters' toxicity. Researchers have long known that the amphibians do not produce the toxic compounds, alkaloids, themselves, but were...Posted on May 17, 2007 6:43 PM • 0 Comments •
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