A FROG'S LIFE - A CELEBRATION OF CUTE AND WONDERFUL FROGS - Bodybuilding, using a leaf as umbrella, and having unusual encounters with other creatures

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Is he a prince in need of a kiss? Frog shows his chivalrous side by using a leaf as an umbrella to shield his partner from pouring rain in a tender moment captured on camera. 

The gesture was caught on camera by amateur photographer Kutub Uddin.  The 27-year-old keeps the frogs as pets at his home in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, UK.
See more - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2546578/Frog-shows-chivalrous-using-leaf-umbrella-shield-partner-pouring-rain-tender-moment-captured-camera.html






Sometimes it's just a pathetically lonesome frog under the rain.  
Photographer Penkdix Palme, 27, caught the tiny tree frog sheltering from the rain in his neighbour's back garden.  
See more -
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2375183/Tiny-frog-shelters-leaf-umbrella-Indonesia.html







  


An unlikely friendship: Plucky dragonfly avoids becoming dinner when she stops for rest just tongue-lick away from jaws of hungry frog.  Mismatched pair made friends at edge of small river in Mataram, Indonesia.  The noisy frog fell silent as new friend fluttered down to make his acquaintance.  Photographer Adhi Prayoga, 41, sat and watched the new pals at the spot close to his home.
See more
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2309386/Plucky-dragonfly-avoids-dinner-stops-rest-just-tongue-lick-away-jaws-hungry-frog.html


















This frog was born to be a movie star.  In an unusual meeting of nature and technology, the curious tree frog struck a pose on top of wildlife photographer Nicholas Reusens' Canon camera.  

On another picture we see it climbing up a vine and showing off how it can do its own movie stunts.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2401747/wildlife-photographer-Nicholas-Reusens-captures-tree-frog-Costa-Rica-jungle.html







It's important to keep in shape.  This bodybuilding amphibian was spotted doing pull-ups for 10 minutes to beef up his arms, but doesn't bother working the legs.  This White's tree frog probably gets plenty of leg exercise already with its habitual bouncing.  Amateur photographer Hendy Mp took pictures of the frog in a friend's back garden in Sambas, Indonesia.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2614353/The-frog-works-Amphibian-spends-10-minutes-doing-pull-ups-work-arms-doesnt-need-work-legs.html








I'm stuck... I need to be toad away: Rat rescued from the middle of a pond after hitching a lift on a frog.  Unusual animal alliance photographed in a pond in Lucknow, India.  The rat was clinging on to debris but made it to the shore thanks to the help of the frog.  Photographer Azam Husain managed to capture the unique moment as he was hanging out next to the water.

See more
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2449461/Im-stuck--I-need-toad-away-Rat-rescued-middle-pond-hitching-lift-frog.html


And some frogs just don't get any respect.  Incredible moment a snail makes its way over the back of a sleeping frog in the slowest game of leapfrog ever.  Photographer Lessy Sebastian, from Jakarta, Indonesia, captured this rare moment in his front garden.

See more
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2358218/Incredible-moment-snail-makes-way-sleeping-frog-slowest-game-leapfrog-ever.html

THE RAREST FROGS IN THE WORLD -

The quest to photograph frogs long believed to be extinct

by Robin Moore                

 

In Search of Lost Frogs is a story about my epic quest to find and photograph the rarest amphibians in the world – amazing frogs and salamanders not seen since the turn of the century.  These Lazarus frogs, appearing against all odds years or decades after they were believed extinct, could hold vital clues to help us stem the hemorrhaging of life on our planet.

 

Enjoy this snapshot of the weird and wonderful creatures I encountered on my journey from Colombia to Costa Rica and Guatemala to Haiti in search of Lazarus frogs, and feast your eyes on more in my new book “In Search of Lost Frogs” - More info: insearchoflostfrogs.com

 

 Hourglass Frog

Reticulated Glass Frog



Lazarus Frog

 

Masked Tree Frog

 

Cuchumatan Golden Toad

 

Palawan Horned Frog 

 

 

 Hourglass Frogs

 

Macaya Breast- Spot Frog

 

Eyelash Frog

 

Source

http://www.boredpanda.com/in-search-of-lost-frogs/ 

 

FROGS HAVING FUN ON A TREE

More images of frogs on a tree
http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2015/02/frogs-having-fun-on-tree-but-what-do.html

Beautiful pictures of frogs in the rain 

using flowers as umbrellas 

Photos by Ajar Setiadi. 

 

See more images of these frogs in Jakarta, Indonesia, here:
http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2015/05/beautiful-pictures-of-frogs-in-rain.html

 

Amazing photography of frog

 diving into a tank of water

See more images
http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2016/05/amazing-photography-of-frog-diving-into.html

Frog daydreams on a lazy afternoon:

Posted on:
http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2016/06/a-frog-enjoys-his-daydreams-on-lazy.html

Snail in a hurry hitches a ride on a frog

Read more and see additional images of this unlikely pair
http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2016/07/snail-in-hurry-hitches-ride-on-frogs.html


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