Oreophryne frogs don't have a tadpole stage. The babies develop while still inside their eggs. Meanwhile, the father guards the clutch at night and keeps his kids safe from predators.
"It is this rendition [amphibian birth cycle] that well demontrates Nature in her infinite and divers curriculum that can both churn the intestines and raise the gorge of the stoutest man." -- Charles Darwin, 'The Voyage of the Beagle'
The best thing to come out of posting this picture was showing it to my three-year old. She said, "Daddy frog loves his babies and keeps them safe. My Daddy loves me and keeps me safe."
The best thing to come out of posting this picture was showing it to my three-year old. She said, "Daddy frog loves his babies and keeps them safe. My Daddy loves me and keeps me safe."
"It is this rendition [amphibian birth cycle] that well demontrates Nature in her infinite and divers curriculum that can both churn the intestines and raise the gorge of the stoutest man." -- Charles Darwin, 'The Voyage of the Beagle'
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