Human Stomach is the Graveyard of the Frogs
Written by WTJ on January 22, 2009 – 12:28 pm -
Although fungus infection is one of the major factors that the world’s frog population is decreasing to a very small amount, human may contributed to their soon-to-be extinction.
Frog legs have been a delicious dish on human dining table and they are traded globally. Researchers found this has threatened the frogs to extinction. Both Europe and Asia countries are power consumers of frogs. It is funny that the Chinese called the edible frog as “field chicken”. There are also other factors that may lead to frog extinction, such as habitat loss and climate change.
The study team of this human appetite leads to frog extinction includes researchers from University of Adelaide in Australia, South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI), the Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada, the National University of Singapore and Harvard University.
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Tags: Amphibian, Corey Bradshaw, extinction, frog, Harvard University, Memorial University of Newfoundland, National University of Singapore, Nature, SARDI, South Australian Research and Development Institute, University of Adelaide | 3 Comments »
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:09 pm
It is funny that in Asia it is known as field chicken. Here in the Caribbean it is known as mountain chicken and they are also now endangered.
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:06 pm
“moutain chicken”, that’s new to me. I wonder why people call them chicken? Is it because they eat insects like chicken?
June 6th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
Yes…They taste like chicken, in fact the meat is more tighter than chicken. They contain less fat and is best when cooked in porridge..