VIDEO: How the frog met its end at the spawning place

Submitted by Looduskalender EN on Thu, 06.12.2018 - 20:50
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Video recorded by Klaabar, LK forum/

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Estonian text posted 03.12.2018

 

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The water level in the trout spawning place is really very low. The frog had probably crept into a turf at the brink, a little higher up than the spawning area to spend the winter but the cold weather and ice cover forced it to search downstream for deeper water where it would be possible to dig into the bottom mud once more …

Catching such images is not common. Wintering frogs have plenty of enemies

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