Tadpole

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Ten-day old tadpoles
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Ten-day old tadpoles
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Frog eggs

A tadpole is young frog that breathes and lives in the water. They hatch from small, round eggs laid in a pond or lake by their mother.

After a few weeks, they begin to grow back legs, then front legs. Soon after, the froglets begin to breathe air and lose their tails. They will grow larger, and in a few months, become adults.

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