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    A frog is an amphibian. They lay their eggs in water. The eggs hatch into a tadpole which lives in water until it metamorphoses into an adult frog. Frogs can see forwards, sideways and upwards all at the same time. They never close their eyes, even when they sleep.

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    A frog is an amphibian. They lay their eggs in water. The eggs hatch into a tadpole which lives in water until it metamorphoses into an adult frog. Frogs can see forwards, sideways and upwards all at the same time. They never close their eyes, even when they sleep.

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    A frog is an amphibian. They lay their eggs in water. The eggs hatch into a tadpole which lives in water until it metamorphoses into an adult frog. Frogs can see forwards, sideways and upwards all at the same time. They never close their eyes, even when they sleep.

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    Afrogisanamphibian.Theylaytheireggsinwater.Theeggshatchintoa
    tadpolewhichlivesinwateruntilitmetamorphosesintoanadultfrog.
    Tadpoleslookmorelikefishthanfrogs,theyhavelongfinnedtailsandbreathe
    throughgills.
    Anamphibiancanlivebothonlandandinwater.
    Althoughfrogsliveonlandtheirhabitatmustbenearswamps,pondsorina
    dampplace.Thisisbecausetheywilldieiftheirskindriesout.
    Insteadofdrinkingwater,frogssoakitintotheirbodythroughtheirskin.
    Frogsbreathethroughtheirnostrilswhilealsoabsorbingabouthalftheairthey
    needthroughtheirskin.
    Frogsusetheirsticky,musculartonguetocatchandswallowfood.Unlike
    humans,theirtongueisnotattachedtothebackofitsmouth.Insteaditis
    attachedtothefront,enablingthefrogtostickitstongueoutmuchfurther.

    Thecommonpondfrogisreadytobreedwhenitisonlythreeyearsold.
    Frogsinthewildfacemanydangersandareluckytosurviveseveralyears.In
    captivityhowever,frogscanliveformuchlonger.
    Frogscanseeforwards,sidewaysandupwardsallatthesametime.Theynever
    closetheireyes,evenwhentheysleep.
    Remarkably,frogsactuallyusetheireyestohelpthemswallowfood.Whenthe
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    mouth.Thisbulgesqueezesthefoodinsidethefrog'smouthdownthebackof
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