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Peter Parrot · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:45 pm Post subject: Three headed R. temporaria

I found this link. It`s supposed to be a three headed frog with the bodies fused together but I`m not sure with all the hocas pocas that can be done with digital photography these days.
I am suspicious because the top two animals are obviously male, displaying the typical black blotched dark colouration and white throat of males on emerging from hibernation. The first thing that they would do on sight of a female is grab her. I have seen more than two grab hold of a female countless times. Also, the frog "underneath" is the typipical reddish tinge of females at that time of the year also.
Always been a doubter of stuff like this but then again anything is possible nowadays with pollution levels.
http://www.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/3534361.stm

The fact that the animal/animals "hopped away" and are not available for examination also I find suspicious. The date isn`t April the first on the item is it?

Pollywog, what`s your opinion? Confused

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Peter Parrot · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 2:48 pm Post subject:

Sorry!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/3534361.stm

Try that Embarassed

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Rickeezee · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:21 pm Post subject:

I must admit I am not convinced. Unless it lived near Sellafield or Dungeness!

Just don't look right to me. As for early warning of environmental problems der where have they been for the past 50 years!

A lot of scientists do however judge the decline of the planet by the decline in the frog population, especially re; pollutant levels present in frogs, probably due to the frogs ability to absorb toxins etc via it's skin.

These are my mutant frogs
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Peter Parrot · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:35 pm Post subject:

I`m not convinced at all.

Your frogs look perfectly normal to me Rick. Laughing

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Rickeezee · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:39 pm Post subject:

Well I think they do to! Just cost me a small fortune when we all go to the pub! They always leave their money behind tsh tsh!

Seems to be frogs about in lots of places in the South East at the moment and other parts of the country. Must be springtime almost! Just hope we don't ge too many cold snaps now!
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Pollywog · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:40 pm Post subject:

I think this might answer a few q's: http://www.raygirvan.co.uk/apoth/trifrog.htm
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Peter Parrot · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:45 pm Post subject:

Thanks Andrew! Conformation of what I thought! Smile

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Rickeezee · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:45 pm Post subject:

Aha so just an everyday Ménage et trios!

Very Happy

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Rickeezee · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 3:49 pm Post subject:

Totally off topic Andrew do you ever get in Tiger Salamanders?
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Pollywog · Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:30 pm Post subject:

yes I get them quite frequently:

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