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Why Does This Frog Have So Many Legs?!

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Dinosaur Parasites!

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Meet The Frog That Barfs Up Its Babies

Season 2 Episode 30

These extinct frogs used to barf up their babies—and now scientists are trying to bring them back from the dead. Happy Mother’s Day!

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