Fergus the Bull Frog |
Share Fergus the Bull Frog's Story
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Fergus was donated to us by a reptile/amphibian awareness company. She will live out the rest of her life here teaching people all about bull frogs. |
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Bull Frog (Rana catesbeiana) |
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Average Weight: |
| 3 - 5 cm (1.25-2 in) |
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Range: |
| Up to 10 years in the wild and up to 15 in captivity. |
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Found in Central to Southern Ontario. |
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Dining and Dwelling |
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Life and Death |
| The American Bull Frog can be found in bodies of fresh water, with ample vegetation to hide in. They will eat anything that moves and that it can swallow. (Variety of insects, rodents, spiders, worms, etc.) |
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The bull frog winters at the bottom of water bodies. Breeding occurs from February through until July in permanent water bodies. Eggs are spread out in a large thin sheet over 12 inches in diameter, which is attached to submerged vegetation. Each sheet can contain up to 20,000 pigmented eggs and a sheet can be up to 5 feet wide. Tadpoles may reach lengths of 3 inches or more before metamorphosing. Some larvae may overwinter before transforming into frogs. The call of a bull frog is a deep pitched "jug-o-rum" or "br-wum" bellow. |
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That's Amazing |
- One bullfrog can lay up to 20, 000 eggs at a time
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