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captainmerkin
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 Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:15 pm Post subject: Mountain Chicken Frog |
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Heres a little treat for the frog lovers here, very rare Mountain chicken (Leptodactylus fallax) from the zoo I work in, finally let me go in with them and take some pictures.
Removing picture in a few days for various reasons but its a lovely frog to see and they are beasts, this one is 30cm+
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Stuart
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Why are you removing the pic in a few days????
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kroakykaren
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:22 pm Post subject: |
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Wow its superb, thanks for showing us 
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Young_Gun
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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Why's it called a Mountain Chicken?
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Cleef
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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Take a look through this thread young gun  Should answer your question
http://www.captivebred.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8307&highlight=mountain
| HerpCrazy!!! wrote: | Lol, funny guys
Apart from being a wild McNugget, the mountain chicken is a huge rare frog. Leptodactylus fallax comes from Montserrat and Dominica where it is readily eaten by locals instead of the avian variety of chicken lol. Most records of the frog reckon it reaches a SVL of 169mm but the ones I have coming will be at least 175mm. The hind legs on these guys are like big chicken wings so I might start a fast food chain.......I dunno KFF or something where the secret recipe is whats IN the finger lickin good skin. Lol, oooooh what about using giant toads! 'Eat and enjoy your trip' .................................. |
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JStroud
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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Where do you work and why would you need to take the photo down?
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MJ
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:19 pm Post subject: |
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Nice shot of a VERY nice frog  I'm a little confussed like the rest as to why the phot needs to be taken down 
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captainmerkin
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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| MJ wrote: | | Nice shot of a VERY nice frog I'm a little confussed like the rest as to why the phot needs to be taken down |
yeah they are stunning frogs cant believe how huge and beautiful they are..
reason I am taking it down is because I am not strictly allowed to "publish" pictures from where I work.. I think it means sale of pictures but I am unsure if it also extends to showing them in galleries etc.. just don't want to take any chances with upsetting the curators!
I have a few more pictures of them and will ask if I can put them up, as I think it would be great for people to see such amazing frogs. |
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JStroud
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So where is it you work? I know of two places with L. fallax so it's a 50:50... 
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captainmerkin
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| JStroud wrote: | | So where is it you work? I know of two places with L. fallax so it's a 50:50... |
I volunteer at london zoo one day a week..
hopefully the boss wont mind that I have put a picture up too much, but I think they are amazing frogs and its great to share a few pics! |
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