An endangered frog nursery in LA cares for hundreds of tadpoles until they’re ready for the wild
The Aquarium of the Pacific in Los Angeles is operating a nursery for critically endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs. The facility cares for hundreds of tadpoles before releasing them into the wild.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The transition from tadpole to juvenile frog is never easy — legs sprout, tails shrink and lungs develop for a life on land, all while being hunted by fish and other predators. Talk about growing pains. But in the Aquarium of the Pacific’s frog nursery, hundreds of critically endangered mountain yellow-legged […]
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