Frogs Forever? … only if we leap in to save them. There’s a global crisis facing amphibians — frogs, toads and salamanders — they’re vanishing before our very eyes.
Bullfrog Ballet
Bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) are native to the eastern North America, from Canada as far south as Florida, but they’re invading British Columbia, where the Vancouver Aquarium is located. They were introduced here in the early 1900s by people wanting to farm them for their legs.
As you can see, they’ll eat just about anything that will fit into their mouth. They can easily tip the delicate balance of nature in places where they are not naturally found.
Ironically this widely introduced species is disappearing in Ontario, Canada — part of its natural range.
See these frogs in person at the Vancouver Aquarium
http://www.vanaqua.org/
It’s a global crisis
We could lose up to one-half of the world’s 6,000 known amphibian species in our lifetime, resulting in the single largest mass extinction since the disappearance of the dinosaurs.
We’re losing them to habitat destruction, pollution that includes household chemicals and pesticides, climate change, and over-harvesting for food, but the most deadly cause is a disease called the chytrid fungus.
It’s a crisis that has sparked the Vancouver Aquarium to take action.
“Frogs Forever?” a new exhibit at the Aquarium trains the spotlight on the plight of the world’s frogs, with tips on how we can help save them.
It’s part of the global initiative to save frogs launched by Amphibian Ark (a coalition of research and conservation groups that include zoo and aquariums), which has declared 2008 The Year of the Frog.
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lizarrdos are tasty …
lizarrdos are tasty too ummmmm iguana, tastes like chicken.
f u
f u
Dang, Canucks know …
Dang, Canucks know how to make things look epic.
hey, we eat cows …
hey, we eat cows and cows are just as cute!
how could anybody …
how could anybody eat so interesting, cute and tiny animals?
barbarians!
frog legs are tasty
frog legs are tasty
haha i love the …
haha i love the jaws one where he jumps strait up at the cricket around 0:40 by the way at the aquarium they have that playing just u can fast forward and rewind it however fast you want
all of the sudden i …
all of the sudden i have a craving for nougat
Hey great vid! …
Hey great vid! Loved it come check out my frogs.
i love frogs and …
i love frogs and they dieing?
that was AWESOME! …
that was AWESOME! haha i love the drama.
wow amazing……. …
wow amazing…….add me….im in vancouver
The song is pulled …
The song is pulled from the Soundtrack Pro library that comes with Final Cut Studio.
We went with something as dramatic and over the top as we could. Somehow it fits with the slo-mo bullfrogs
hahaha! I love the …
hahaha! I love the effect of the epic song with the slow-mo frog-hunting-crickets (especially when the frog fell off the rock… I could only imagine the other frog yelling out “Nooooooo…”)
WHat is the songs …
WHat is the songs name? Or does it even have one?
LOL, this vid rocks!
LOL, this vid rocks!
that is …
that is soooooooooooooo cool frogs are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shame about Chytrid …
Shame about Chytrid Fungus killing virtually all amphibians though isn’t it?
Yet another human caused disaster. Oh hum….
Already the beautiful Golden Waving Frog only exists in captivity as of this year.
Whoa! I love this …
Whoa! I love this one! 5 Stars for sure! This is amazing, look at the video quality, looks like hi-Def.
Bit dramtic swith …
Bit dramtic swith the song?
1:05 Frog:”I want …
1:05 Frog:”I want to eat CHU!!!”
Check out ” …
Check out “Bullfrogs eat everything”,they can be stealth ninjas when they want to be!
Did Micheal Bay …
Did Micheal Bay direct this video?Best thig he’s ever done.
I love frog!
I love frog!
My bullfrog is …
My bullfrog is about is 3.8″ long now, healthy and happy. Man can they jump! My Bull is 1 year and 5 months old. I did not grow up with these Bull’s, instead I had Norther Wood Frogs, alot differnt and smaller. Bull frogs are beasts!