Weird and Wild: Frogs

Scientific Name: Anura

Frogs are Amphibians which means that they are cold-blooded and they can live underwater or on land. They live millions of years ago and they have more than 4000 species. Young frogs evolved from tadpoles usually have small tails but later in their adult stage, it disappears. Frogs have slimy skins because their skins excretes a certain type of fluid which is very toxic especially to predators who try to eat them. Frogs have different colors based on their species and it is stated that the more colorful skin the frog has, the more poisonous it is. Frogs lay their eggs in water then turns into tadpoles when it hatches. These tadpoles have tails and gills but when these tadpoles mature and become frogs, they loose their tails. Frogs who have warts on their skin are called Toads. Most of the Frogs live in tropical rain forests and they usually eat insects.

Frogs contain Vitamin C and E. It contains antioxidants and anticancer agents.

Frog meat can be found usually in Asian countries such as Philippines, China, Thailand and Korea. Frogs can be cooked in many ways such as deep-fried, braised, boiled for soups and many more. They say that it tastes just like chicken.