Mmmm yes a very squishy and grumpy specimen
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Thoughts on the delightful Baldur’s Gate 3 frog?
My excitement about it was quickly assuaged when it very nearly resulted in a TPK for my party because of the Madness.
Anatomically it is weird, but only because the arms are hella long. Not that such proportions don't occur—Leptobrachium definitely has similarly weird limbs. But the rest of the body doesn't fit.
As for the madness… well, amphibian toxins can do weird things. Just, not usually when you hit them with a sword.
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(lot of big frog wins)
For the first time in five years, northern corroboree frogs have been spotted in Namadgi National Park by ACT government ecologists.
The species is listed as critically endangered and the government has been attempting to restore their population in the park for more than a decade.
Ecologists have been releasing frogs and eggs into the park as part of a breeding program, but they had not been spotted in the wild since 2019.
This year, 16 male frogs were identified at the Ginini Flats Wetlands site and a further 21 frogs were counted at a lower elevation site in the park. "Having not seen these frogs in the wild since 2019, we were beginning to think all hope was lost, and that the species was close to extinction," Environment Minister Rebecca Vassarotti said.
She told ABC Radio Canberra the frogs were under pressure due to many issues including climate change, habitat loss and the invasive chytrid fungus.
That deadly fungus affects the frogs' skin and stops them from being able to take in water and important salts.
Ms Vassarotti said ecologists had been experimenting with the breeding program and releasing frogs in different areas to see if they could make a difference.
"We've been ... releasing eggs in some other areas in Namadgi, where they hadn't previously been seen," she explained.
"These were at slightly lower elevations. And the reason we were doing that is that they were elevations where there wasn't such an impact of this awful fungus."Ms Vassarotti said this was an "exciting" development but acknowledged there was more work to be done through the breeding program.
"Australia is the extinction capital of the world," Ms Vassarotti said in a statement.
"Way too often, climate change and human impact on the environment has resulted in us losing unique species permanently as they become extinct.
"I've been heartbroken to have to continue to list species as close to extinction.
"The identification of new northern corroboree frogs across a range of sites restores my confidence that we can save this incredible frog that is so unique to our region."
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Uncharismatic Fact of the Day
African dwarf frogs don't have good table manners, but you can't really blame them. This species has neither a tongue nor teeth, and must use their front feet to shove food down their throats.
(Image: An African dwarf frog (Hymenochirus boettgeri) by James Gathany)
If you send me proof that you’ve made a donation to UNRWA or another fund benefiting Palestinians– including esim donations and verified gofundmes– I’ll make art of any animal of your choosing.
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Do You like FROGS? :0
I do! And my favorite frog is the black rain frog
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Tonight the first grown-up LongFroglets and RoundFroglets have gone to live at their new home! Round Frog wished them all well with Manners and hopes they have a Lifetime of Treaties!
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Dumpling would like her girth known to you and the world
Dumpling is perfect and deserves to be known around the world
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