Cinco De Mayo At Coqui’s
Bronx Zoo video of it here. And listen to the nighttime call of the species here. Frogs do not usually inspire national pride, but the coqui drew a large crowd, including Puerto Rican-born zoo visitors last week when the Bronx Zoo unveiled its newest exhibit. The chirping frogs are an unofficial symbol of Puerto Rico, which is their only native habitat. Cultural connection aside, bringing the frogs to the zoo was important because amphibians are rapidly dying in the wild from a lethal fungus, said Melissa Mohring, 27, Bronx Zoo wild animal keeper.
Sources:
- frogmatters.wordpress.com
- www.elincordio.com
- blog.dondees.com
- speakingboricua.blogspot.com
- mividadesdeafuera.blogspot.com
- diegopereda.wordpress.com
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