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hairy frog

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hairy frog
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a W African frog, Astylosternus robustus, the males of which have glandular hairlike processes on the flanks
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So, the weirdest animals of 2008 were: Bone-breaking horror frog: In May 2008, biologists described a hairy frog that actively breaks its own bones to produce claws that puncture their way out of the frog's toe pads, probably when it is threatened.
Ten weirdest animals of 2008 by Asian News International
So, the weirdest animals of 2008 were: Bone-breaking horror frog: In May 2008, biologists described a hairy frog that actively breaks its own bones to produce claws that puncture their way out of the frog's toe pads, probably when it is threatened.
Ten weirdest animals of 2008 by Asian News International
 
 
 
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