A Frog's Escape
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In the little rockery out the front... But I worry the frogs will get stuck in the bin when the water’s low. And in the plastic bins I collect rainwater in (for the seedlings). So I put in a wooden stake in case they ever need an escape route. ... and away. Frogs pop up all over the place at our house. In the seedlings... In the old water bowl... Sure enough, this little froggie used the stake to get up, up ... “This plastic sure is slippery” “Phew!” A frog’s escape These are Bell frogs which were imported to New Zealand from Tasmania in the 1800s. They do quite well here but are in decline in their native Australia and frogs in general are under threat around the world. Meanwhile our native frogs in NZ are endangered. Support frog research today! juliestarr.co.nz THE END Waikato ∙ New Zealand ∙ 2014 Photos: Julie Starr
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A short picture-story about helping a little frog climb out of a deep, dark, plastic bin. Save the frogs!
Transcript of A Frog's Escape
In the little rockery out the front...
But I worry the frogs will get stuck in the bin when the water’s low.
And in the plastic bins I collect rainwater in (for the seedlings).
So I put in a wooden stake in case they ever need an escape route.
... and away.
Frogs pop up all over the place at our house. In the seedlings...
In the old water bowl...
Sure enough, this little froggie used the stake to get up, up ...
“This plastic sure is slippery”
“Phew!”
A frog’s escape
These are Bell frogs which were imported to New Zealand from Tasmania in the 1800s. They do quite well here but are in decline in their native Australia and frogs in general are under threat around the world. Meanwhile our native frogs in NZ are endangered. Support frog research today!
juliestarr.co.nz
THE END
Waikato ∙ New Zealand ∙ 2014
Photos: Julie Starr
