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Southern Darwin’s frogs are known for a unique brooding strategy to protect and rear their tiny tadpoles. The males carry the tadpoles in vocal sacs. Along with seahorses, the frogs are among ...

In this photo released by Zoological Society of London on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, a newborn Darwin’s frog sits on a ruler at London Zoo. (Zoological Society of London via AP) ...

(AP Video: Mustakim Hasnath) In this photo released by Zoological Society of London on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, a newborn Darwin’s frog sits on a ruler at London Zoo. (Zoological Society of London via AP ...

The creatures have a unique reproductive strategy: after the females lay eggs, the male frogs protect and rear the tiny tadpoles inside their distensible vocal sacs for them to develop in safety.

Southern Darwin's frog tadpoles grow up inside the vocal sacs of their fathers and are 'born' through their mouths as froglets. The brooding dads made an incredible 7,000-mile journey by boat ...