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Water Holding Frogs | Freaks of Nature


we’re here in a region of northern

we’re here in a region of northern Australia that gets less than 12 inches

Australia that gets less than 12 inches

Australia that gets less than 12 inches of rain a year we’re here so you can

of rain a year we’re here so you can

of rain a year we’re here so you can compare your resourcefulness to that of

compare your resourcefulness to that of

compare your resourcefulness to that of a water holding frog is your will to

a water holding frog is your will to

a water holding frog is your will to survive as strong as this Prague’s well

survive as strong as this Prague’s well

survive as strong as this Prague’s well consider these facts during the brief

consider these facts during the brief

consider these facts during the brief rainy season out here the water holding

rainy season out here the water holding

rainy season out here the water holding frog gains 50 percent of its body weight

frog gains 50 percent of its body weight

frog gains 50 percent of its body weight in water

in water

in water we humans have to carry canteens and

we humans have to carry canteens and

we humans have to carry canteens and plastic water bottles to help but not

plastic water bottles to help but not

plastic water bottles to help but not this critic then the water holding frog

this critic then the water holding frog

this critic then the water holding frog burrows into the soggy earth to a depth

burrows into the soggy earth to a depth

burrows into the soggy earth to a depth of more than three feet come on admit it

of more than three feet come on admit it

of more than three feet come on admit it you’d need a shovel to do that not just

you’d need a shovel to do that not just

you’d need a shovel to do that not just your hind legs and here’s where the Frog

your hind legs and here’s where the Frog

your hind legs and here’s where the Frog really leaves homosapiens like us in the

really leaves homosapiens like us in the

really leaves homosapiens like us in the dust or in this case the mud the Frog is

dust or in this case the mud the Frog is

dust or in this case the mud the Frog is creating a kind of burial chamber for

creating a kind of burial chamber for

creating a kind of burial chamber for itself it’s preparing to go into a kind

itself it’s preparing to go into a kind

itself it’s preparing to go into a kind of coma as it waits for the next rainy

of coma as it waits for the next rainy

of coma as it waits for the next rainy season after loading up on water the

season after loading up on water the

season after loading up on water the Frog sheds its skin in one piece it’s a

Frog sheds its skin in one piece it’s a

Frog sheds its skin in one piece it’s a frog skin bag really and the frog

frog skin bag really and the frog

frog skin bag really and the frog cocoons itself inside this frog can stay

cocoons itself inside this frog can stay

cocoons itself inside this frog can stay in its underground den without food or

in its underground den without food or

in its underground den without food or water for two years or more could you do

water for two years or more could you do

water for two years or more could you do that too huh we humans can barely go six

that too huh we humans can barely go six

that too huh we humans can barely go six hours without a super-sized fast food

hours without a super-sized fast food

hours without a super-sized fast food combo platter two years forget it

combo platter two years forget it

combo platter two years forget it [Music]

[Music]

[Music] when the rains finally fall again and

when the rains finally fall again and

when the rains finally fall again and the earth softens the Frog is able to

the earth softens the Frog is able to

the earth softens the Frog is able to rouse itself out of its self induced

rouse itself out of its self induced

rouse itself out of its self induced coma and what’s on its mind

coma and what’s on its mind

coma and what’s on its mind well the Frog has to make quickly so

well the Frog has to make quickly so

well the Frog has to make quickly so that its young will be able to mature

that its young will be able to mature

that its young will be able to mature soak up their own water supply and bury

soak up their own water supply and bury

soak up their own water supply and bury themselves until the next rains so

themselves until the next rains so

themselves until the next rains so what’s this guy waiting for pretty spry

what’s this guy waiting for pretty spry

what’s this guy waiting for pretty spry for not having jump for two years

for not having jump for two years

for not having jump for two years wouldn’t you say

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