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Goliath frog
Mr Big Did you
know?
In my family, we can weigh more than three
kilograms. Our legs are as long as our bodies Goliath frogs can leap
so when we leap we become double our length! three metres high! In the
past they were imported
When I was born, I was as big as any other into the United States for
frog baby, but then, a while
later, I grew really big, no jumping contests.
one knows why.
The Cgoalmiaetrhoforno,ginisWfoeusnt dAifnricGau. inea
and
Unusual is my
middle name
When I was born, my mother and
father put me in a rock crib and left me
there. Since then, I’ve been on my own.
I came out of the egg, went into the
water, and ate only one type of water
plant. Now, I eat all kinds of small
animals. By the way, I am mute.
Goliath fried
My family is vanishing because locals eat me as
a delicacy. I am also collected for international
pet trade and for displays in zoos. There has
been a 50 per cent decrease in our population
in the last fifteen years. Moreover, humans are
destroying our home and taking it over.
Fried goliath frog is a delicacy in Africa.
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Mr Big Did you
know?
In my family, we can weigh more than three
kilograms. Our legs are as long as our bodies Goliath frogs can leap
so when we leap we become double our length! three metres high! In the
past they were imported
When I was born, I was as big as any other into the United States for
frog baby, but then, a while
later, I grew really big, no jumping contests.
one knows why.
The Cgoalmiaetrhoforno,ginisWfoeusnt dAifnricGau. inea
and
Unusual is my
middle name
When I was born, my mother and
father put me in a rock crib and left me
there. Since then, I’ve been on my own.
I came out of the egg, went into the
water, and ate only one type of water
plant. Now, I eat all kinds of small
animals. By the way, I am mute.
Goliath fried
My family is vanishing because locals eat me as
a delicacy. I am also collected for international
pet trade and for displays in zoos. There has
been a 50 per cent decrease in our population
in the last fifteen years. Moreover, humans are
destroying our home and taking it over.
Fried goliath frog is a delicacy in Africa.
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