I discovered a tiny frog that lives its whole life inside one plant
by Bela Barata from Environment | The Guardian on (#6J478)
Everyone told me there is no water on top of this Brazilian mountain, there won't be any frogs. Now I've dedicated my life to preserving this incredible species
I remember the park rangers saying: Why are you going up there? There is no water on the top, and you're not going to find any frogs." I said: Well I'm going to check it out."
The Espinhaco mountain range in the east of Brazil is a very special place, and it's mostly unknown. My house looks on to the mountain in Pico do Itambe state park, so I have my breakfast looking at it each morning. You're surrounded by thunderstorms and strong winds, and the humidity is high. I waited for heavy rains and went to climb to the top.
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