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Frogs
What are frogs?
Frogs are a kind of small animal belonging to a group called vertebrates,
animals with backbones. Frogs are known as amphibians which means they live
part of their life in water and the other part of it on land.
Frogs have short
round bodies and large heads with bulging eyes. They have no tail, no fur,
feathers or scales, and no neck. Their skin absorbs water so they do not have
to drink water to survive. Frogs have strong hind legs to enable them to leap
forward at a great distance. A frog’s legs or arms are short. They are used to
prop the frog up when it sits.
What are the parts of a frog?
head
body
head
legs
arms
webbed feet
Where do frogs live?
A frog’s habitat is a pond. A pond is a small body of
water with land all around. A frog is an amphibian, so it
needs water and land to survive. The water in a pond has
plants, insects, earthworms, minnows, and spiders.
What do frogs eat?
Frogs eat insects, earthworms, minnows, and spiders. Most
frogs have a sticky tongue. To catch an insect, the frog
flips out its tongue rapidly, gets the insect and retracts its
tongue. Frogs swallow their prey in one piece because
they only have teeth in the upper jaw. Frogs hunt mostly
at night.
How does a frog protect itself?
Some frogs have poison
glands in their skin. The
skin will secrete and cover
the body with the poison.
Some frogs use colors
to protect themselves.
Some will have a very
brightly colored body
to warn enemies that
it tastes bad or are
poisonous.
Some frogs use
camouflage to
protect
themselves.
Frogs have bulging
eyes that enable
them to have a
panoramic view and
avoid the enemy.
What is the life-cycle of a frog?
What are some amazing things
about frogs?
• Frogs can jump more than 10 feet!
• When a young frog leaves the water it is about the size of your
fingernail!
• Frogs can breathe with their lungs and also through their skin!
• Some frogs can fool the enemy by puffing themselves up with air to
make it look too big to be swallowed!
• Male frogs sing!