exhibit #1

Frogs: A Chorus of Colors (American Museum of Natural History)

(museum overview)

Borneo Eared Frog- bored, pale brown
Ornate Horned Frog- fat, flat, imperial, like lawn ornaments
Amazon Milk Frog- cute, little brown, casually friendly
Tomato Frog- shy! Tucked in a hole, and tucked under a rock. orangey-red, familial.
Long-nosed Horned Frog- Big! Looks like a brown leaf!
poison dart frogs- small, brightly colored! (blue poison frog, bumble bee poison frog, green and black poison frog, dyeing poison frog, golden poison frog- the most poisonous animal on the planet, with a "don't touch meee!" sneer)
a big ol' tree island with tiny bright poison frogs! tiny, multicolored, making small, quick movements, quirky. a little tiny tiger frog, chirping
Fire-bellied Toad- calm little alligator
Smooth-sided Toad- very big. Brown. stoic.
American Bullfrog Tadpoles- fat little brownies. big sperms.
African Bullfrog- so big and fat! serious. green and brown.
American Bullfrog- brown, spotty, big bulbous eyes, at ease
Waxy Monkey Frog- waxy, pale green, totally stilll
Smokey Jungle Frog- deep, rich brown, calmly hidden on a rocky ledge with green foliage
African Clawed Frog- ideal lab animals. Hangin out in the water, floating casually… biggish.
Chinese Gliding Frog- Pretty, dark green, resting pretty comfortably. One frog is attached to the side of the glass- so comfy! You can tell they're the last exhibit in the hopes that they'll put on a show, gliding around.

MISCELLANEOUS FACTS

• amplexus- the mating hug
• Frogs were the first land animals with vocal cords.
• Frogs can do Anything. They adapt to the cold, to the desert, they dig underground; they adapt So well. But also, frogs are often the first casualties of pollution or other environmental problems/changes.