The World of  Life Science

The Mystery of the "Freaky Frogs"

You are walking through a field with some classmates.  Suddenly you notice that there are frogs hopping around all over the place!  You and your classmates start catching the frogs with a net.  As you  lift the first frog from the net, you notice something.  It's legs seem to be broken.  You look at your friend's frog.   It seems to be injured, too.  You look at another.  A frog with no eyes?   Wait a minute!  These frogs aren't injured.  They're deformed!   What are these, aliens from outer space?

    Believe it or not, this really happened to a group of students from Le Sueur, Minnesota, during a visit to a wildlife refuge.

    Scientists and students from all over the country are now working together to solve the mystery of the "Freaky Frogs".

    These students, like almost all scientists, began their research by noticing something about the natural world and then asking questions about what they observed.  (Holt, 2000)

http://www.crk.umn.edu/people/services/serve-learn/freakyfrogs.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/nature/gallery/frogs.html

http://www.pca.state.mn.us/hot/frogphotos.html

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