Photo from Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOf course if you want to see these giant tree frogs then you better get some extra batteries for your flashlight, since they are nocturnal.\u00a0 Luckily, they like to feed around sources of artificial light, so if you sit still long enough, maybe they will come to you.\u00a0 So what type of prey are they looking for in these lighted areas?\u00a0 Well, if they can fit it into their mouth then they will try eating it.\u00a0 In fact, I believe I saw a picture floating around the web that showed a Cuban Tree Frog that had just eaten a Christmas light (it was interesting since the frog was lit up like a …..well, like a Christmas Tree).<\/p>\n
Not only will they eat anything in sight but this particular tree frog will mate all year long.\u00a0 These two qualities makes it a major problem if they are introduced into a new community.\u00a0 They will usually out compete the native frogs and as a result alter that particular ecosystem.\u00a0 This is probably why they are destroyed immediately after being found in a new area.\u00a0 It seems like animals are either becoming endangered or tend to be an invasive species.\u00a0 I wonder if there is a link between the two?<\/p>\n
And that my friends is the end of another thrilling week of Wild Facts.\u00a0 Have a great weekend and I will see you bright and early Monday morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
How about that?!? We made it to another Friday Wild Fact.\u00a0 I thought today might be a good day to learn about the largest tree frog in North America.\u00a0 By now you have read the title so you know I am referring to the Cuban Tree Frog.\u00a0 Can you guess where these frogs are located?\u00a0 Yep, you are right, believe it or not the Cuban Tree Frog can be found scattered throughout the Caribbean and have also established populations in southern Florida and Hawaii.\u00a0 I guess calling it the Caribbean-Southern Florida-Hawaii Tree Frog was just too complicated. As mentioned, these <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[348,1744,1747,1746,4025,1745,1748],"yoast_head":"\n
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