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Paris, France

Roger La Grenouille

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.
Jeremiah the Innocent Frog
Austin, Texas

'Hi, How Are You' Mural

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.
Frock Rock's face viewed from the profile
New Boston, New Hampshire

Frog Rock

A popular 19th-century natural landmark is now hidden within a sprawling forest.
A Loa water frog in its stream.
rivers

Saving the World’s Last 14 Loa Water Frogs

The endangered amphibians were found camped out in a lonely brown puddle in Chile.
Sabrina Imbler August 29, 2019
Romeo, no longer the world's loneliest frog.
animals

The World’s Loneliest Frog Has a Potential Mate, And Now Comes the Hard Part

To save the species, Romeo and Juliet need to make tadpoles.
Noor Al-Samarrai January 31, 2019
A lot goes into a túngara frog's ability to attract a mate.
forests

Urban Frogs Make More Attractive Mating Calls

Yo! The old tale of city-frog, country-frog now has a decisive winner.
Matthew Taub December 10, 2018
View of the Lucky Frog
Madrid, Spain

Spain's Good Luck Frog

This lucky bronze frog was gifted to Madrid by a casino.
A bowl of sweet soup, with hasma.
Gastro Obscura

Hasma

This pricey dessert is made from frogs' fallopian tubes.
Gastro Obscura

Frog Cakes

The adorable amphibian treats are South Australian icons.
An unmilky <em>rana temporaria</em>.
science

Can Putting a Frog in Milk Keep It Fresh?

Modern science may have an answer to this Russian folk belief.
Anne Ewbank April 19, 2018
Cowabunga!
rivers

The Wichita Frog Wave of 1906

You wouldn't want to miss it!
Cara Giaimo March 30, 2018
Sumatran cascade tadpole with a suction belly.
science

Found: A New Frog Species Born With Suction-Cup Bellies

Tadpoles with "belly suckers" are wriggling around Sumatra.
Christina Ayele Djossa March 12, 2018
Live frogs, readied for shipment.
farms

The Giant Frog Farms of the 1930s Were a Giant Failure

The get-rich-quick scheme couldn't fill the world's appetite for frogs' legs.
Sarah Laskow October 25, 2017
Boy and Frog.
Kansas City, Missouri

Boy and Frog Fountain

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.
science

The Tiny Brazilian Frogs Who Can't Hear Each Other's Calls

A sad story from the leaf litter of the Atlantic Forest.
Natasha Frost September 26, 2017
Hello, chicken.
natural history museums

See the World’s Most Ordinary Animals as You Never Have Before

Inside a new exhibit that gives dogs, cats, and chickens the full-on natural history museum treatment.
Sarah Laskow September 25, 2017
A brilliant-thighed poison frog.
science

Poison Frogs Make Surprisingly Attentive Adoptive Parents

No genetic connection required.
Natasha Frost September 20, 2017
An 18th-century illustration of the legs of a frog.
features

Scientists Once Dressed Frogs in Tiny Pants to Study Reproduction

In the 18th century, fertility research got particularly creative.
Robert Lamb September 18, 2017