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Meet the frog
Amphibians absorb water and oxygen through their skin, which makes them extremely sensitive to pollution and climate change.
🏡 Ponds, rainforests, deserts and mountains — almost everywhere except Antarctica.🍽️ Insects and other small animals; tadpoles mostly eat algae.⏳ 4–15 years depending on species.🛡️ Around 41% of amphibian species are threatened with extinction.
Friends and family
Male frogs chorus together at night, each species with its own call.
Poison dart frog parents carry tadpoles on their backs to tiny pools of water.
How they talk
Croaks, peeps, whistles and barks — some frogs even wave their feet.
How clever are they?
Frogs learn to avoid bad-tasting prey after one try.
What they feel
Frogs show stress responses to handling and crowding.
Superpower: Skin breathing
A frog can take in oxygen straight through its skin, even underwater.
🤓 Did you know?
- Frogs breathe partly through their skin.
- Around 41% of amphibian species are threatened.
- Some frogs freeze solid in winter and thaw out alive in spring.
Living alongside people
Ponds in gardens and parks give frogs safe places to breed.