Earth Rangers
Frogs and Metamorphosis
Frogs are well adapted to their environment. They absorb water and oxygen through their skin which allows them to eat and breathe underwater. They are powerful jumpers and good hunters. But perhaps their most unusual adaptation is...
Curated Video
Poison Arrow Frog
This brightly-coloured frog lays its eggs on the ground and must climb high into the rainforest canopy to transport its young to a watery nursery. How? Biology - Animal Kingdom - Learning Points. Poison arrow frogs have poisonous skin,...
Curated Video
Poison arrow frogs
They may be poisonous but, find out why these frogs make perfect parents. Life processes - Variation and classification - Vertebrates Learning Points Amphibians lay eggs in water to reproduce. Metamorphosis is the change from a tadpole...
Bizarre Beasts
The Frog That Swallowed Its Young
Australian ground frogs take the standard weirdness of frog reproduction and development to the next level...and then to the next-next level.
Curated Video
Scientists Work to Save the Incredibly Elusive Mountain Yellow Legged Frog
See the first release of tadpoles back into the wild.
Brave Wilderness
This Frog Will SURPRISE You!
On this episode of Breaking Trail, the Brave Crew is on location in Costa Rica, and they FINALLY find a very special frog... the Splendid Leaf Frog! This is one RARE frog and it is sure to surprise you!
Curated Video
British Wildlife: Common Frog
Welcome to another episode of Natural World Facts! This fact file is all about the Common Frog in the series Reptiles and Amphibians.
Professor Dave Explains
Herpetologist Jessica Ford (Get to Know a Scientist!)
What is a herpetologist? It's someone who studies reptiles and amphibians! Meet Jessica Ford, a PhD candidate at McGill University, who studies toads and tadpoles and their connection with the environment. If you like playing in the mud,...
Science360
Building A Brain - Mysteries of the Brain
Carlos Aizenman, a neuroscientist at Brown University, is studying the brains of tadpoles to understand how neural circuits develop and absorb information from the surrounding environment. "Mysteries of the Brain" is produced by NBC...
Curated Video
Why Tadpoles Are No Match for Diving Beetle Larvae
Once the grass frogs of Predjama have successfully mated, it will take two weeks for the tadpoles to emerge. But a threat still abounds, in the seemingly innocuous form of the larvae of the great diving beetle. From the Series: Wild...
Curated Video
How to Take Care of Tadpoles
Raising tadpoles until they become small frogs is a great way to learn about the natural world.
Brave Wilderness
Animal Field Trip!
On this episode of Coyote’s Backyard, the team explores the Holden Arboretum as they follow the map to its many lakes and ponds in search of all kinds of interesting creatures. Moving up the food chain from tadpoles to snapping turtles,...
SciShow
SciShow Quiz Show: Weird Animal Parenting
How do adult strawberry poison frogs pass on toxins to their tadpoles? What happens when scientists add iodine to axolotl tanks? Find out, as our How To Adult hosts Rachel Calderon-Navarro, Project Manager at DFTBA, and Hank Green face...
SciShow
An Update on Boaty McBoatface!
It turns out the name Boaty McBoatface didn't go to waste, and the submersible now bearing the name has returned from its first mission! Also, the diversity of frogs we see today may have arisen more recently than we previously thought!
TED Talks
TED: Regenerative living can restore a broken world | Paul Hawken
A frog and a mockingbird changed Paul Hawken's life, kindling a devotion to protect and restore nature. Now, as one of the world's preeminent environmentalists, he advocates for regeneration — a calling and action plan for the world to...
TED Talks
TED: It's time for "The Talk" | Julia Sweeney
Despite her best efforts, comedian Julia Sweeney is forced to tell a little white lie when her 8-year-old begins learning about frog reproduction -- and starts to ask some very smart questions.
SciShow Kids
A Lot About Axolotls! | SciShow Kids
Axolotls are amazing pets! Join Jessi and Squeaks as they learn about why axolotls have feathery gills and live in water, and how to protect their natural habitat. First Grade Next Generation Science Standards Disciplinary Core Idea:...
Visual Learning Systems
Life Cycles: Amphibian Life Cycles
Upon viewing the Life Cycles video series, students will be able to do the following: Understand that living things go through changes in the course of their lives referred to as a life cycle. State that most living things follow a...
Visual Learning Systems
Characteristics of Amphibians
Join us as we uncover the defining characteristics of amphibians, such as their unique life cycle and their ability to breathe through their skin. Discover the incredible process of metamorphosis, where tadpoles transform into adult...
Curated Video
The Mountain Yellow Legged Flog Is One of the Most Endangered Amphibians in the U.S.
Learn about efforts to re-establish this critically endangered amphibian back into southern California.
Visual Learning Systems
Animal Life Cycles
In this video, we explore the fascinating process of metamorphosis in insects and other animals. From the eggs hatching into larva, to the development of pupa and the emergence of adults, we learn about the distinct stages of...
Curated Video
British Wildlife: Common Toad
Welcome to another episode of Natural World Facts! This fact file is all about the Common Toad in the series Reptiles and Amphibians.
Curated Video
What is a life cycle?
Humans, frogs and poppies all have very different life cycles. Life processes - Living processes - Life cycles Learning Points The stages of development from birth to death are known as a life cycle. Metamorphosis is part of some life...
Curated Video
Shocking Lifestyle of Houston Toads Will Surprise You!
How zookeepers select pairs for breeding to then release the eggs into the wild.