Frogs

A tiny tadpole clings to a plant in the water. Is it safe? How does it become a frog? What does the frog eat? Where does it live? Find out by reading this interesting blog.

Frogs can be many sizes and colours, from green, to black and red.

Laying Eggs

Frogs are very happy living on land, or in water. But a frog

life nearly always starts in water. A frogs mum lays lots of eggs, sometimes hundreds of them, in a pond.

Other animals like to eat frog eggs.

A Tiny Tadpole

At first a baby frog looks nothing like its parents. It hatches as a tiny swimming creature has a rounded body and a long tail.

When the tadpoles hatch they eat the jelly around them. They are small

and weak at first and stay together, clinging to water plants.

Tadpoles have feathery strands on their heads called gills. Gills help the tadpoles breathe in water.

Getting Bigger

A week or so after hatching, the tadpoles have grown bigger. They swim around with the help of

their long tails, and feed on water plants and other tiny bits of food. Fish and birds eat lots of tadpoles, but some manage to stay safe and stay alive.

Becoming a Frog

By the time it is eleven weeks old, the tadpole has grown front legs, as well back legs.

now it looks like its mum.

Now it catches insects to eat, as well as eating plants. Soon it will be able to leave the water.

Catching a Meal

A frog catches foo with its long sticky tongue. Frogs can see well with their bulging eyes. When a frog spots its prey, it goes as close as it can. The sticky tip of the tongue traps the prey and whisks it into its mouth.

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