Tag: frogs

Frog reproduction and metamorphosis – Video

  Source: www.fishconsult.org Video provided by: Juan Martin Canturin Garcia (Peru) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel)   The video starts with the mating in bull frogs which is known as “Amplexeus”. During mating, the male fertilizes the eggs upon their release from female’s body. On the average, a female frog lays …

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What frogs like to eat more, feed pellets or live tilapia?- Video

Note: This short video is a piece of the original 31-min which exists on this site and video channel This short video shows clearly the preference of frogs towards live tilapia compared to the dry pellets. It is interesting to see an individual from while staying over pellets, chawing one before spitting it out. On …

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Bullfrog processing in Brazil – 15-min Video

Video provided by: Juan Martin Canturin Garcia (Peru) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website and video channel)   The video was filmed in a processing plant in which frogs are being processed. Although the verbal description is in Portuguese (or Spanish), the phases of frog processing are clear starting from stunting the …

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Reproduction and grow-out of bullfrogs in Brazil – 31 min Video

Video provided by: Juan Martin Canturin Garcia (Peru) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) This video has been filmed in a frog culture facility in Brazil. The video covers all phases of frog culture starting with some key biological information such as temperature tolerance (15-30 centigrade) and ideal temperature 26-28 centigrade. …

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Role of vocal sacs in the mating calls in frogs

Photo credit: Ever Edrey Hernández Cuadrado – (Colombia) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The vocal sac or pouch is a flexible membrane of skin possessed by most male frogs and is found below its mouth. The vocal sac is used by males to call and attract females from a large area as a part of mating. It is …

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Development of frog culture in Brazil

  Photo credit: Ever Edrey Hernández Cuadrado – (Colombia) Review: Abdel Rahman El Gamal By the late 1930s, bullfrogs had been introduced from the United States into Brazil where the first frog farm outside the United States was established. The real development in the culture of frogs began in the mid-1970s and continued through 1980s, which was …

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