Study indicates both pollution, nature are to blame for three- legged frogs
Study indicates both pollution, nature are to blame for three- legged frogs
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In the experiments, deformities occurred only in frogs that, as tadpoles, had been exposed to naturally occurring parasites called trematodes. Yet the deformities -- including frogs with extra legs as well as some with short or missing legs -- were more common when the water was tainted with pesticides. For one, if indeed the levels of pesticides w...
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Study indicates both pollution, nature are to blame for three- legged frogs
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