At the end of spring tiny froglets start to emerge from ponds. They have completed the process of metamorphosis and can now breath through their skin.

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At the end of spring tiny froglets start to emerge from ponds. They have completed the process of metamorphosis and can now breath through their skin, having lost the tadpole gills.

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Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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