Photo by Stan Shebs (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Most Unusual Reproduction Strategy<\/h3>\n
Are you sitting down for this? Well, during reproduction the female will release 3-10 eggs which become embedded in her skin on her back. Yes, you read that right! Over the next several days, the eggs will sink into the skin and form little pockets, which gives the female a nice honeycomb look. The larvae will then develop through the tadpole stage in their nice little honeycomb pockets only to emerge as tiny little frogs. Once they emerge from their mothers back, the new-born frogs go on their way and live their solitary life. I told you the Surinam Toad was one interesting amphibian. Now are you happy that\u00a0kanjiruminamoto recommended this unusual creature for us to learn about today?<\/p>\n
Well I hope you enjoyed todays Wild Fact. I will see you back here tomorrow for the final fact of the week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Welcome to Thursday’s edition of Wild Facts. We started the week talking about amphibians and for some reason, it looks like we are heading back to the frog world one more time this week. I would like to thank one of our faithful readers,\u00a0kanjiruminamoto, for suggesting the Surinam Toad. In a few minutes, you will all be thankful that he recommended this incredible amphibian. The Surinam Toad is found in swamps and marshes throughout much of South America including Brazil, Venezuela, Columbia and of course the wonderful Ecuador. Well, let’s take a minute to find out what makes this particular <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[66,348,292,4025,2453,2477,2478,461,2480,2479],"yoast_head":"\n
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