19 October 2009

The Bouncing Pebble Toad


I had seen still photos of this inhabitant of Venezuela's amazing tepuis on several websites, but hadn't seen a video clip until I found this one at Titam et le Sirop d'Erable this morning.

The toad's defense mechanism is remarkably similar to that of the Saharan Rolling Spider.

2 comments:

  1. He looks so sad right at the end. I suppose that's because he has to climb painfully back to the top. For whatever reason...

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  2. Maybe they should have called him the Sisyphus toad.

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