Frog Metamorphosis

Follow the development of egg to tadpole to frog in these images.
Images are not all shown to the same scale

EGGS LAID 28th FEBRUARY

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19th March - The tadpoles begin to emerge from the eggs.  The head and tail are now quite distinct and the gills are visible protruding from either side of the head.  The gills are used to extract oxygen from the water during the first part of the tadpole's life.

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