![]() It can be really hard to tell the males from the females because the sex organs are internal for both males and females. How can you tell the difference between male and female frogs? Frogs eat their prey whole and their eyeballs actually sink down into their mouth and push the food down into their throat. How do frogs swallow?įrogs use their eyeballs to swallow. Do frogs drink water?įrogs do not drink like we do they absorb water directly through their skin in an area known as the ‘drinking patch’ located on their belly and the underside of their thighs. This adaptation may also be important in a frogs’ ability to locate where other sounds are coming from. This allows frogs to make really loud sounds without hurting their own eardrums! The lungs are capable of doing this by equalizing the pressure differences between the outer surface of the eardrum and the inner surface of the eardrum. ![]() The lungs vibrate and are almost as sensitive to hearing as the eardrum. Their eardrum works like a regular eardrum with one very special adaptation…it is actually connected to their lungs. The size of the tympanum and the distance between them are relative to the frequency and wavelength of the species male call. Some frogs have small tympanums, while others have ones that are larger than their eyes. The frog ear is called a tympanum and is the circle you see behind a frog’s eye. However, they do have eardrums and an inner ear. How do frogs hear?įrogs do not have external ears like us. It is known that they close their eyes, but no confirming brain scans have determined whether or not they actually have a true sleep period. Nobody really knows! At this point in time, there has been very little research in frog sleep patterns. When the weather warms up, they wake up and their heart and breathing will resume normally. They are able to do this by keeping a high level of glucose in their blood that acts like antifreeze and protects their vital organs. There are a few frogs that can stop their heart and breathing completely and still survive. They have to hibernate in water that has a good amount of oxygen in it and sometimes will actually swim around in the water during winter to maintain proper oxygen levels. ![]() Since amphibians can breathe through their skin, they can absorb oxygen in the water during hibernation. Yes, even amphibians that hibernate in the mud underwater breathe during hibernation. Do frogs breathe when they are hibernating?
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