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On a humid night in the mountains of southern China, a “slender”-limbed creature with “burly” fingers emerged from its hiding ...

This viral video shows a male African bullfrog digging a channel to rescue his tadpoles. Find out why the dads do all the parenting.

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With striking colors and a resounding croak, the poison dart frogs at the Dakota Zoo are small but mighty. We spoke with ...