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 Frog Pizza Storms London 

'The Hopper' has UK animal activists croaking mad

Sun (UK) Sun (UK) Oct 16, 08 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - London restaurant chain Eco has animal-rights activists hopping mad over its newest pizza, the Sun reports. Called “The Hopper,” the pie contains 8 frogs legs with capers and anchovies. British group Animal Aid is urging a boycott of Eco because harvesters of frogs’ legs usually cut them off while the amphibians are still alive. More »

More about:  Great Britain • food • fast food • frogs • pizza • amphibians

 Half of Europe's Frog
Species May Croak

Habitat loss, climate change, disease likely to wipe out amphibian species

Independent (UK) Independent (UK) Sep 26, 08 3:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Half of all of Europe's amphibian species could be doomed to extinction within the next few decades, scientists warn. Habitat loss and climate change are already wiping out huge numbers of frogs, toads, newts and salamanders, the Independent reports. The situation has been exacerbated by a skin disease that has spread around the globe, devastating amphibian populations. More »

Roots of Speech Found in Humming Fish

All vocalizing creatures share common brain circuit, researchers find

National Geographic National Geographic Jul 18, 08 3:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The songs of birds, the hums and grunts of toadfish, and the lofty speech of humans all use the same ancient brain circuit, despite an evolutionary split 400 million years ago, reports National Geographic . Researchers have discovered that the base of the hindbrain and upper spinal cord is the starting point for all vocalizations. More »

More about:  animal • brain • evolution • fish • speech • nature • amphibians

Even Toughest Toads Are Being Unmanned

Clues to sex-change mystery could explain amphibian decline

Independent (UK) Independent (UK) Jul 13, 08 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The mystery of the hermaphrodite toads may be solved: Researchers have found that various chemicals used in farming are linked to sex changes in certain amphibian species, the Independent reports. In a population of cane toads, 40% of males had developed feminine coloring and ovaries, and an additional 20% had marked female characteristics. And the toads are not unique. More »

More about:  endangered species • farming • extinction • chemicals • frogs • sex change • amphibians • hermaphrodite

 Endangered
 Frogs Find
 Their Noah 

Amphibian Ark project aims to save 500 imperiled species

Washington Post Washington Post May 12, 08 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Half of all frog species are in danger of extinction, and conservationists are taking a page from the Bible in working to preserve them. A program called Amphibian Ark has named 2008 the Year of the Frog, and is working with zoos to harbor endangered species, including some that have vanished from the wild. The goal is to breed enough to revitalize the populations, reports the Washington Post . More »

More about:  endangered species • zoo • extinction • frogs • amphibians • habitat

 'Mythical' Giant 
 Turtle Found 
 in Vietnam 

Animal, thought to be extinct, is the stuff of legend

Associated Press Associated Press Apr 17, 08 10:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - A giant turtle thought to be extinct has been found in northern Vietnam, the AP reports. Scientists from the Cleveland Zoo discovered the Swinhoe's soft-shelled turtle when they followed up reports from villagers of a mythical creature living in a lake. Vietnamese legend tells of a huge turtle that helped the country fight off Chinese invaders in the 16th century. More »

More about:  endangered species • Vietnam • zoo • amphibians • turtle

Scientists Make It Easier Being Green

In breakthrough, antibiotic stops fungus that's killing amphibians

BBC BBC Oct 29, 07 4:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have stumbled on a cure for the deadly fungus that is decimating the world's amphibian population. New Zealand researchers say an antibiotic used as an eye ointment for humans kills the fungus, which is blamed for the extinction of 40 species since 1980. Researchers dunked frogs in a solution of the cheap chemical and had near-miraculous results. More »

More about:  New Zealand • frogs • amphibians • fungus

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