Monday, April 29, 2013
April 19th-Freshwater Organism
The Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki) is a yellow frog with black spots that is native to Panama. It can release poison from its pours to protect itself from predators, and they actually wave at mates and make sounds which is one of their adaptations. Their primary habitat is rain forests near freshwater streams. They eat many different kinds of insects. Many are losing their habitats because of people using slash and burn in rain forests, or just cutting down rain forests in general. Also, some people collect them for pets illegally which is a danger. I chose this organism because frogs are my favorite animal and this type of frog seemed interesting to learn more about.
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