Welcome to Fast Facts with Reasons for Hope!
I’m Carl Kerby. Today, we’re talking about the amazingly designed “Wallace’s Flying Frog,” also known as the “Parachute Frog” for good reason.
These brightly green-colored beauties are found in the dense jungles of Borneo and Malaysia and are quite special.
In 1869, famed British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace first described these awesomely agile, acrobatic, and dare I say, aerial amphibians!
At 4 inches, they’re the largest of the approximately 380 species of frogs that have the ability to … “fly!”
Now, they don’t literally “fly,” but they do the next best thing.
When in danger, these frogs will jump out of a tree. Then using their large feet that have special membranes in between their toes that controls their descent, they glide up to 50 feet before landing on another tree!
Forget about cats and dogs, it’s raining frogs!
And just wait until you hear about Darwin’s frog, but they’ll need to wait until next time. Until then … stay bold!
Carl Kerby is the founder of Reasons for Hope and co-creator of the DeBunked apologetic video series. His radio feature, Fast Facts, is heard weekly on VCY America, Saturdays at 9:25 AM Central.
