Let those offering Jumping Chicken to their customers do it at their own risk! This seems to be the message to the restaurateurs who do more damage to the Mother Earth by preparing delicacies of frog meat
Some wildlife enthusiasts are so agitated about the goings-about that

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Exhibition enables people to appreciate these beings, conserve them

Extraordinary facts of the ordinary: An exhibition on amazing Amphibians and Molluscs organised by the Barn Owl Nature Club in Tiruchi on Sunday.

The discovery of a dozen species of Western Ghats tree frogs that are new to science is evidence of significant biodiversity surviving in certain parts of India. It is at the same time a cautionary tale on how mindless development can wipe out species that have not had the opportunity even to enter the scientific record.

biological sciences Frog, out of the well The frog, Odorrana tormota, is the only animal that can manipulate its hearing system to select particular frequencies. It helps the males to call and woo females. The system in frogs is also being used as a model for hearing aids. The rare amphibian may have evolved its hearing talent out of necessity, since its environment is so noisy,

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Scientist S.D. Biju, the winner of this year's Sabin Award for Amphibian Conservation.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: S.D. Biju has won the Sabin Award for Amphibian Conservation, instituted by the Amphibian Specialist Group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Dr. Biju, who now leads a research group at the University of Delhi as an Associate Professor, gets it for his contributions to amphibian conservation and research in the Western Ghats over the last 15 years, University of Delhi said in a press release. The award includes $25,000.

jumbo amphibians: Over 37 million years ago, elephants used to be semi-aquatic mammals. Researchers have revealed this after investigating the lifestyle of two elephants from the Eocene period. They

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