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Exploring the legacy of the rationalist Rishonim (medieval sages), and various other notes, by Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin, director of The Biblical Museum of Natural History in Beit Shemesh. The views are those of the author, not the institution.
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Rabbinic lore describes the plague of frogs in Egypt as beginning with a single giant frog, and other stories in the Talmud speak of frogs the size of villages. While such accounts are often interpreted non-literally, there are frogs that can grow extremely large.
Pictured here being held by two of our volunteers is our amazing African pixie frog, whose name does not refer to its appearance, but is rather a contraction of its scientific name Pyxicephalus adspersus. Amazingly, this is not even the largest frog in the world - that would be the Goliath frog of Cameroon, which grows to be twice as big!
How Big Do Frogs Get?
Looks a lot bigger than 9-10 inches and weighing about 2 pounds https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pyxicephalus_adspersus/
Aprils Fools Day lol
This is an April Fool's "gag" for sure.