If you've ever checked a pond for tadpoles and saw huge six-inch beasties, they were likely young American bullfrogs. Like all tadpoles, bullfrog tadpoles live in the water. They face many predators, including fish, snakes, and birds. As they grow, the torpedo-shaped tadpoles sprout legs and lose their tails. In two to four years, the tadpoles emerge from the water as fully-formed bullfrogs.Bullfrogs are amphibians, a group of animals that includes frogs, toads, and salamanders. Amphibians spend their entire lives in or near water. Bullfrogs live in freshwater ponds, lakes, and marshes. Males stake out their territory and guard it against other males—wrestling rivals to
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Saturday, May 12, 2012
American bullfrogs
If you've ever checked a pond for tadpoles and saw huge six-inch beasties, they were likely young American bullfrogs. Like all tadpoles, bullfrog tadpoles live in the water. They face many predators, including fish, snakes, and birds. As they grow, the torpedo-shaped tadpoles sprout legs and lose their tails. In two to four years, the tadpoles emerge from the water as fully-formed bullfrogs.Bullfrogs are amphibians, a group of animals that includes frogs, toads, and salamanders. Amphibians spend their entire lives in or near water. Bullfrogs live in freshwater ponds, lakes, and marshes. Males stake out their territory and guard it against other males—wrestling rivals to 
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