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That’s sad. (Fanged frogs terrify me though.)
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“All I can see are millions of frogs on tiny crutches.” --Kermit T. Frog
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…sensitive to the cruelty that prevails in this market…
Thinking about the most obvious interpretation of this statement.
I just can’t today.
That’s weird, they lay a billion eggs. Wouldn’t farming them be pretty easy?
I’ve been to ponds after a fresh hatch and there are a bajillion tadpoles (though in that case, the fish just get really fat for awhile.)
They grow very slowly. The European species used for food take 2-3 years to reach adulthood. Also, they’re not easy to feed, mainly requiring live prey.
Some frogs are farmed for meat, though, mainly American bullfrogs in Asia.
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That makes sense, as I think the tadpoles I remember were bull frogs. Those suckers can get big!
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we are eating this planet into extinction
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