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tomrod 3 days ago

That was fascinating. Why would the frogs produce eggs? Were the eggs sterile or parthogenic/clones of mum?

shiandow 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Somerhing to do with heightened estrogen levels probably, those levels increase a thousandfold or so during pregnancy.

rsynnott 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

(Most?) frogs do external fertilisation; all frog eggs are haploid when they come out of the frog.

tomrod 2 days ago | parent [-]

Ah yes, forgot that bit of biology. Thanks for the reminder