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Frogs

Some frogs can jump 20 times their body’s length.  A number of frogs can lay as many as 25,000 eggs.  Others may lay as little as 4.  Cuba is home of the smallest frog, which is ½ an inch long. The largest frog is about 12 inches long and is found in Africa. In Central America, the red-eyed tree frog lays her eggs on leaves over water.  After the tadpoles emerge, they fall into the water.

Trees

Trees live longer than any other organism.Once a birch tree is mature, it can produce up to a million seeds. Trees provide great shade and can reduce a building’s  temperature by up to 20 degrees.During one year an acre of trees can remove almost 2.6 tons of carbon dioxide Some frogs can jump 20 times their body's length. Trees live longer than any other organism.

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