THE WOOD FROG

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THE WOOD FROG
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Table of Contents

• Introduction (In English)
• Introduction (In French)
• Map
• Chart
• Research
• Conclusion (In English)
• Conclusion (In French)
• Bibliography

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English Introduction

• There are many varieties of frogs in Manitoba.
  The type of frog our group will be researching is
  the Wood Frog. The research project will include
  observing the frog in its environment. An
  interesting fact about the Wood Frog is that it
  makes a sound like a duck.

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French Introduction

• Il ya beacoup de varietes de grenouilles dans le
  Manitoba. Le genre de grenouilles que notre
  groupe recherche est la grenouille qui sappelle
  Wood Frog. Le projet de recherche a les
  observations ce la grenouille dans son
  environnement. Un fait interessant autour de la
  grenouille est Elle fait un son comme un canard.

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Where Wood Frogs Live In Canada
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Tadpole Measurements
Dates Heads Tails Total
May 8th 8 mm. 11 mm. 19 mm.
May 14th 10 mm. 20 mm. 30 mm.
May 16th 10 mm. 15 mm. 25 mm.
May 23

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Wood Frog Facts

• The North American Wood Frog belongs to a small
  group of animals that are freeze tolerant. As
  the temperature drops below freezing each winter,
  the Wood Frog finds a comfy spot on the forest
  floor, under some leaves or beneath a log. The
  frogs arm themselves with antifreeze to protect
  their body tissues. The antifreeze is really
  glucose, a natural body sugar . This prevents
  the formation of ice crystals just like
  windshield washer antifreeze does in a car.

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Wood Frog Facts (continued )
Wood frogs are found through most of Canada and
are all over Manitoba . Wood frogs are brown in
colour but can vary from olive green to almost
black . They have a black triangle mask around
their eyes . They grow to 2 ½ to 3 inches long
. Wood frogs mate and lay eggs in the spring in
temporary ponds that last long enough for the
tadpoles to change to froglets 8 to 10 weeks .
Each female lays 1000 eggs in a round bunch on
plants floating on top of the water . Wood frogs
eat insects , worms and small animals without
backbones . They are eaten by garter snakes ,
birds , and some mammals . Wood frogs make a
sound like a duck. They are nick-named robber
frogs .
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Conclusion

• We hope you enjoyed learning about the Wood Frog.
  We found out that it sounds like a duck and its
  nickname is the Robber Frog. We had fun working
  on this project because it was somewhat
  challenging.

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Seance

• Nous esperons que vous vous amusez a apprendre
  autour de la grenouille wood frog. Onus
  decouvrons que cette grenouille ressemble comme
  un canard et son sur nom est la voleur
  grenouille. Onus mous amusons a travailler sur
  cette projet parce-que cest un peu stimulant.

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Bibliography

• http//www.natuernorth.com/1np/Species/amphibian/1
  Txfrwo.html
• http//www.npwrc.usgs.gov/narcam/
• Newspaper article February 4, 2001