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Call them victims of the dire and pre-emptive business of declaring species extinct in this day and age, but the animals featured in BuzzFeed’s listicle of 14 Extinct Animals That Were Rediscovered have basically come back from beyond the grave. Perhaps the most extreme case of this is the Coelacanth (pictured below), a semi-amphibeous fish [...]

Today, apparently, marks the anniversary of the first ever Frog Jumping Contest. Obviously, this is a momentous occasion, and so we’ve rounded up only the most spectacularly muscular, virile, imposing and impressive frogs we could find hanging out around the local gym and running track. Here, then, are the Top 10 Athletic Frogs.
The Weight-Lifting Frog

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