Frog named after Charles Darwin saved from extinction
An endangered species of frog named after Charles Darwin has been saved from extinction - thanks to the London Zoo. A deadly fungus was threatening to wipe out Darwin’s frog in its native Chile.
Tiny endangered Chilean froglets are born in London after a mission to save them from extinction
London Zoo is celebrating the birth of 33 tiny endangered froglets after they traveled thousands of miles from the forests of southern Chile to London.
Tiny endangered froglets saved from deadly fungus in dramatic 7,000-mile rescue
More than 30 endangered froglets have been born at London Zoo after a dramatic 7,000-mile rescue mission saw their parents extracted from their fungus-threatened native habitat. The Darwin ’s frog, named after Charles Darwin, faces extinction after the introduction of the chytrid fungus to their habitat.
Rare frog dads travel 7,000 miles to ‘give birth’ in UK, escaping deadly fungus
The remote forests of southern Chile are home to the Southern Darwin’s Frog (Rhinoderma darwinii). Discovered by Charles Darwin in 1834, the tiny Southern Darwin’s Frogs are well-known for their unusual parenting strategy.
Endangered frog dads travel 7,000 miles to 'give birth'
Endangered male frogs with an unconventional approach to child-rearing have 'given birth' to 33 tiny young in the UK as part of an urgent mission to rescue the species from a devastating fungal disease.
Darwin’s Frogs Saved From Fungal Extinction by London Zoo
This is the Southern Darwin Frog, named after the famed scientist. The creatures were first discovered in Chile in 1841, but recently they nearly went extinct after the chytrid fungus wiped out 90% of the species.
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London Zoo Welcomes 33 Endangered Froglets That Emerged From Their Fathers’ Mouths
The Southern Darwin’s frog is unique in the amphibian world, and conservationists are racing to save it from extinction.
Scientists hope these tiny froglets can save their species
It was quite the journey for such tiny froglets: traveling thousands of miles from the forests of southern Chile to London, carried and brooded inside their fathers’ vocal sacs for safety.