Eating Live Frogs?

A man in southeast China says 40 years of swallowing tree frogs and rats live has helped him avoid intestinal complaints and made him strong. Jiang Musheng, a 66-year-old resident of Jiangxi province, suffered from frequent abdominal pains and coughing from the age of 26, until an old man called Yang Dingcai suggested tree frogs as a remedy, the Beijing News said on Tuesday. "At first, Jiang Musheng did not dare to eat a live, wriggling frog, but after seeing Yang Dingcai swallow one, he ate ... two without a thought," the paper said. "After a month of eating live frogs, his stomach pains and coughing were completely gone." Over the years Jiang had added live mice, baby rats and green frogs to his diet, and had once eaten 20 mice in a single day, the paper said. So there you have it... the secret to health!

Feeling Froggy Today?

I love frogs! Here's a collection of froggy photos.

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Luck 'o the Irish to ya on this fine day!

National Geographic Photo Contest Winners 2007

1. This photograph was taken during a vacation in northern India in January 2007, in the city of Rishikesh. image credit: Jacopo Pandolfini 2. A female mallard protects her young from a great blue heron. image credit: William Bickle 3. A swarm flying over a river in Korea. image credit: Ryun Hyung-Min 4. This little baby deer was found in my wife's grandmother's front yard. We found it while doing yard work. image credit: Chris Bush 5. A green sea turtle emerges from a pit after nesting in Tortuguero, Costa Rica. During the nesting process the female turtles are most susceptible to their predators. image credit: Neil Osborne 6. This male gorilla was photographed at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C. image credit: Alexander Vasiljev 7. Dragonfly. image credit: Kirk Gardner 8. I was out with the camera after a passing thunderstorm. As I was photographing a group of calla lilies, I happened upon this little guy nestled comfortably in one, taking shelter from the rain. image credit: Sainath Kamath 9. Newborn Weddell seal pup sleeping near Little Herring Island, Antarctica. image credit: Chris Wilson 10. Seagulls. image credit: Bartosz Nikiciuk 11 A hyena chases another hyena with a wildebeest's leg in its mouth in Tanzania, Africa. image credit: William Cowles Meyer 12 I found this little guy on one of the hostas this summer; he was covered in dew, sleeping. image credit: Noah Rosen 13 Seagull at Bandon, Oregon. image credit: Alex Morley 14 Lake Nam Co, Tibet. image credit: Timothy Heath 15 Racing to complete a day’s work, a dung beetle loses control of its prize possession on the tar road that runs through Kruger National Park, South Africa. image credit: Scott Francis 16 A baby gibbon clutches its mother at Roger Williams Park Zoo, Providence, Rhode Island. image credit: Kim Botelho Source: nationalgeographic.com

Amazing Animal Action Photos

A squirrel monkey leaps from tree to tree, carrying her baby. A red fox pounces on breakfast. Another red fox plays with her food. Wow. It's the "catch of the day". An awesome shot of a sparrow in the birdbath. A frog caught mid-leap! Bears... they love to have fun! I saved the best for last. Never bother an eagle when he is eating!!

Colorful Tropical Frogs

Aren't they beautiful? It's hard to believe they are even real!

Feeling froggy?

How about a nice cup of cocoa?

Tiny little frogs

Cute little guys, aren't they?