Mallorca's Living Fossils
Thursday, 28 October 2021
Thought extinct thousands of years ago, the Mallorcan midwife toad was discovered alive and well in the 1970s. Its lifecycle is astounding considering it lives among pools in the mountains of this Spanish island. Oh and the male carries the eggs around his hind legs while they develop! This and other members of the living fossil club are featured in this fascinating documentary short by Rachel Ledbetter.
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