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Published: 2011-04-04 21:28:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 4711; Favourites: 152; Downloads: 0
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During my 'frog study' frogs made faces like this several times.It was hard not to laugh out loud, but seriously, does anyone know what this behaviour means..?
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hello nice gallery and nice photo.
my very best frog photo [link]
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My amphibians all make that face when swallowing. Apparently the eyes help push the food down their throat.
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Amphibians sink their eyes into their skulls to help them push food down their esophagus to the stomach. Yes, the eyes help them swallow food. This could be what you're seeing, or it could be something different. I can't be sure.
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You're totally right. I looked it up and found out what you described here
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I know this because I have a toad as a pet. She's in my gallery. Sadly, the smaller one died due to parasites.
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Als ik me niet vergis moeten ze dit doen om te slikken..?
Leuk beeld zeg!
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It's thinking, "Something touched my leg down there..."
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it wants to looking like a snapping turtle for a few seconds??
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hes chewing, frogs pull their eyes in to help squash and swallow their food
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Looks Like A Sadly Deflated Frog
Was He Depressed. LoL
No It's A Great Shot Whatever The Meaning.
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He might have just eaten something. It is hard for frogs to swallow as easy as we do. So they can push their eyes down and it helps them swallow what is in their mouth a bit easier. It kinda pushes it farther back on their tongue. Frogs are pretty cool...I love them.
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It looks like he's looking at his reflection. What kind of frog is that its really pretty. I've never seen one like that before and i've seen lots of frogs.
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What a cute froggy! Maybe he is all "I'mma do this to amuse the Photographer" XD
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You've got a perfect explanation already, but I just want to add that they may just looks deep into themselves - like meditate or sth
Nice photo, although it looks really weird
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I donot know much about frogs... But to me it looks like he's mad at his reflection for some reason x3;
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Depends, sometimes they sense the vibrations of prey or friend underneath...other times its to clean their eyes, and even more times its to loosen up their face muscles, ready for food or to just get a piece they haven't digested yet
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Thanks for your information, very much appreciated!
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hahahha no worries, had a thing for toads...which did the same thing all the time, had 3 pet ones. Frogs are cool, but toads are totally chilled they sit in your hands and stare at you or pull faces
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