I don't know, it's seems to be doing pretty well as it is... Don't assume it's a terrible existence just because it's different from the norm.
I'm sure that if you or I were thrown into an existence like that it might be unbearable, but things would become easier as we learned to cope, these frogs, as well as some humans, have never known another existence, therefore it isn't so unbearable to them.
-- 'And all the monkeys aren't in the zoo Every day you meet quite a few...'
it's still alive...
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runswithd6s
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If this isn't a hoax (it's not April 1st yet), it's quite amazing that the frog has lived as long as it has. That frog is lucky, I tell ya.
-- assert(expired(knowledge));/* core dump */
sensationalism... bleh...
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Free_Meson
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The creature - which has six legs - has stunned BBC wildlife experts who warned it could be an early warning of environmental problems.
When there are a few hundred documented cases of this it's time to be alarmed. Here, it looks like a few eggs failed to adequately separate. I doubt the frogs even have the same DNA. The fact that their pond was 2-3 Kelvin warmer than it would have been 50 years ago has nothing to do with this freak occurance.
Re:sensationalism... bleh...
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Guy+Harris
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The fact that their pond was 2-3 Kelvin warmer than it would have been 50 years ago has nothing to do with this freak occurance.
The comment to which you're responding said "environmental problems", not "global warming".
Re:Canaries in the coal mine baby!
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Hadean
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So when do we stop? When snakes start to grow heads at both ends? When deer start getting extra legs? Pollution is a cumulative thing - if there's enough now to cause mutations in frogs to this degree, pretty soon it WILL start affecting mammals such as ourselves (if it hasn't already).
I never understood why people just don't care about this type of thing, even though there's horrible proof right in their faces.
It's like a friend driving his Hummer down the smog-filled street (and not capable of seeing the tops of the skyscrapers) but telling me that pollution is just a big scare by all the environmentalists and that there's nothing wrong - HE'S HEALTHY. Although I'm not Green either (like the grandparent post), I can't understand the reasoning. What will it take to change their minds?
Actually, since the original Blinky had three eyes, and this frog has three heads, something referencing its three heads would be more appropriate. Something like Noddy. But that really wouldn't be very funny.
Re:Partially discredited
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Inexile2002
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Can you supply some references? Because who it's been discredited by and who paid for the studies (assuming you're siting studies) matters in these things. Frankly, I don't buy it. There are frog mutations all over (not just in England or MN) and dramatic increases in them that coincide with the rise of toxins in the environment. I'm going to go dig up the article I read about it and post a link in a bit. Got to get back to work now though.
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Anonymous Coward
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Does it have three brains, the sets of other inards? Lets cut thtat froggy open and find out.
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I don't know, it's seems to be doing pretty well as it is... Don't assume it's a terrible existence just because it's different from the norm.
I'm sure that if you or I were thrown into an existence like that it might be unbearable, but things would become easier as we learned to cope, these frogs, as well as some humans, have never known another existence, therefore it isn't so unbearable to them.
'And all the monkeys aren't in the zoo Every day you meet quite a few...'
If this isn't a hoax (it's not April 1st yet), it's quite amazing that the frog has lived as long as it has. That frog is lucky, I tell ya.
assert(expired(knowledge));
When there are a few hundred documented cases of this it's time to be alarmed. Here, it looks like a few eggs failed to adequately separate. I doubt the frogs even have the same DNA. The fact that their pond was 2-3 Kelvin warmer than it would have been 50 years ago has nothing to do with this freak occurance.
So when do we stop? When snakes start to grow heads at both ends? When deer start getting extra legs? Pollution is a cumulative thing - if there's enough now to cause mutations in frogs to this degree, pretty soon it WILL start affecting mammals such as ourselves (if it hasn't already).
/rant off.
I never understood why people just don't care about this type of thing, even though there's horrible proof right in their faces.
It's like a friend driving his Hummer down the smog-filled street (and not capable of seeing the tops of the skyscrapers) but telling me that pollution is just a big scare by all the environmentalists and that there's nothing wrong - HE'S HEALTHY. Although I'm not Green either (like the grandparent post), I can't understand the reasoning. What will it take to change their minds?
Whoa.
Actually, since the original Blinky had three eyes, and this frog has three heads, something referencing its three heads would be more appropriate. Something like Noddy. But that really wouldn't be very funny.
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Can you supply some references? Because who it's been discredited by and who paid for the studies (assuming you're siting studies) matters in these things. Frankly, I don't buy it. There are frog mutations all over (not just in England or MN) and dramatic increases in them that coincide with the rise of toxins in the environment. I'm going to go dig up the article I read about it and post a link in a bit. Got to get back to work now though.
Obviously it should be named cerberus.