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10,000 critically endangered ’scrotum frogs’ are found dead at Lake Titicaca*
Daily Mail ^ | 18 October 2016 | Ryan O'Hare

Posted on 10/18/2016 1:12:44 PM PDT by Gamecock

Wildlife officials in Peru are investigating the mass death of thousands of rare frogs near the Bolivian border.

Locals estimate that the bodies of some 10,000 Titicaca water frogs have been found in Lake Titicaca and its adjoining rivers.

The critically endangered amphibian, known as the ‘scrotum frog’ due to its unfortunate appearance, is believed to have been killed by polluted waters.

Thousands of the large, wrinkly green frogs have been found floating on the surface of the Coata river in southern Peru in recent days, prompting the National Forestry and Wildlife Service (Serfor) to launch an investigation.

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TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: amphibians; bolivia; dieoff; frogs; laketiticaca; mystery; peru; pollution; virus; wildlife
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To: Salamander

Sometimes it’s a virus.

We had malformed frogs and a mass die off some years back here in Crazyfornia and the usual suspects were blaming anything and everything human for it.

But the froggies just had a virus. Their error was refusing to get vaccinated.


61 posted on 10/18/2016 9:57:00 PM PDT by Pelham (Behold a pale horse, its rider's name is Hillary and Orcs follow her)
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To: Gamecock

Why didn’t they ask questions about this at the debate?


62 posted on 10/20/2016 12:37:20 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult
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