![]() When spring melts the ice and warms the water, these frogs resume their regular lifestyles. This places limits on where these kinds of frogs can live. They are dependent on water deep enough not to freeze to the bottom, and that will maintain at least a minimal concentration of oxygen. There they will sit, inactive, sometimes partially buried in the mud, breathing by taking oxygen in through their skin. ![]() When temperatures start to fall in autumn some frogs: the leopard frog, mink frog and green frog, head for the bottom of ponds and lakes. One group of amphibians uses the "deep water" technique to over-winter. We tend to see them and think about them only during the warm months of the year, but where do they go and what do they do to get through our Manitoba winters? It turns out there are a variety of answers to those questions, depending on which species you are talking about. Amphibians are surprisingly long-lived creatures, provided they don't get eaten by something else, and some kinds may live 10 to 20 years, surviving many winters in the process. There are 15 species of amphibians that make Manitoba their home: 8 different frogs, 4 toads and 3 salamanders. in the fridge, but I'll get to that later. ![]() It's the middle of winter, do you know where your frogs are? And by that I mean, do you know where Manitoba's frogs are right now? I know where my personal frogs are. (Published in the Winnipeg Free Press, Feb. Some frogs hibernate, some become "frog-cicles". ![]()
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