The Frog That Swallowed Its Young

Australian ground frogs take the standard weirdness of frog reproduction and development to the next level...and then to the next-next level. From swallowing eggs to putting tadpoles in pockets, these amphibians are doing their own thing. Did you miss the Australian ground frog pin the first time around? We found a few extra! You can get them here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beast-pin-pumpkin-toadlet-copy Subscribe to the pin club here: https://complexly.store/products/bizarre-beasts-pin-subscription This month's pin is designed by Greer Stothers. You can find out more about them and their work here: http://www.greerstothers.com/ You can cancel any time by emailing hello@dftba.com We are so excited to show you these frogs! If you'd like to learn more about Australian frogs and see how folks filmed the pouched frog, check out this video from the cool people over at Pobblebonks & Kundagungans: https://youtu.be/veXJ0u8AblY Host: Hank Green (he/him) Follow us on socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bizarrebeasts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bizarrebeastsshow/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BizarreBeastsShow/ #BizarreBeasts #Frogs #Australia #frog #amphibians ----- Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/science/metamorphosis-evolution-animals.html https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0173348 http://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/frogwatch/frogs/turtle-frog https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01715.x http://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/frogwatch/frogs/northern-sandhill-frog http://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/frogwatch/frogs/southern-sandhill-frog http://museum.wa.gov.au/explore/frogwatch/frogs/forest-toadlet https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:10cc2d88-1fa5-4197-baf4-7f707a1d08dd https://www.frogid.net.au/frogs/assa-darlingtoni https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Myobatrachidae/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11223880/ https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/701779 https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/resurrecting-the-extinct-frog-with-a-stomach-for-a-womb http://planet.uwc.ac.za/nisl/biodiversity/loe/page_108.htm https://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/frogs-a-chorus-of-colors/frog-fun-facts https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/4555/1985_Review_Gastric_Brooding_Frog_Quart_Rev_Biol.pdf https://www.edgeofexistence.org/blog/mouth-brooding-frog-is-species-of-the-day/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130315151044.htm https://www.smh.com.au/technology/the-lazarus-project-scientists-quest-for-deextinction-20150417-1mng6g.html ------ Images: Thumbnail photo by Stephen Zozaya: https://www.flickr.com/photos/euprepiosaur/ https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/koala-native-australian-marsupial-sleeping-in-tree-rtgjlqjkwj203opf9 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/kangaroo-wallaby-marsupial-animal-eating-australia-tzjpoyn https://youtu.be/H4iJYnkD3f4 https://youtu.be/veXJ0u8AblY https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/vector-world-map-outline-contour-silhouette-asia-in-center-gm1091695538-292884335 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/embryos-tadpoles-caviar-moving-in-eggs-of-frog-roe-in-a-pond-spbd-polliwog-closeup-in-water-spawn-of-amphibia-concept-of-fertilization-reproduction-swamp-breeding-b5gpcvyddkolktbns https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/tadpole-pollywogs-on-the-shore-of-a-beautiful-lake-hovk1-bsjxuo5ez2 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/european-common-frog-at-moysalen-national-park-norway-htxwxdhbgixdjgh02 https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/monarch-butterfly-metamorphosis-yleweez https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=232312110643708 https://www.instagram.com/p/CHFu-3_Dpr7/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B4tZtwHhVwM/ https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/layer-of-soil-gm508576075-45534900 https://www.flickr.com/photos/euprepiosaur/27178872933/in/album-72157669865556766/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/euprepiosaur/30766600206/in/album-72157624665166492/ https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/nature-gm507122847-45212526 https://www.flickr.com/photos/colonel_007/32083271048 https://pixabay.com/videos/tadpole-frog-toad-nature-cute-35103/ https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/polliwogs-in-a-pond-ncwbm9q https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/specimens/331047 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/macro-closeup-of-fall-leaves-on-mossy-rock-gm1124596093-295289807 https://youtu.be/ZAn9M_UOnjY https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/set-of-dna-elements-genetic-signs-medical-symbols-gm1291040674-386265912 https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/great-barred-frog-gm1327173304-411612425