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Sean Murphy

Scot catches photos of 'Irn-Bru' coloured frog in local pond

A Scot did a double-take after spotting not one, but two Irn-Bru coloured frogs at a local pond in Glasgow.

Adam Bienkowski was walking in Victoria Park in the city's west end when he came across the distinctive-looking amphibians and quickly took a few snaps before they could hop off.

The Business Insights Manager's photos have gone down a storm online with people pointing out their similarity in colour to Scotland's other national drink.

The 38-year-old said: "I have never seen an albino frog and there were two. The orange skin and bright red eyes make them stand out in the dark pond."

The orange frog with his more normal coloured pals (Adam Bienkowski)

He joked with their ginger colouring they could easily be mascots for Irn-Bru.

He added: "I have read up that they are pretty rare and that they can produce albino tadpoles."

It's the first time he's seen anything like them in the pond, which he passes regularly on his strolls through the park.

He added: "The pond is well known for the number of frogs at this time of year and there is easily 50 frogs in the pond this year but I have never seen albino ones before."

It's left us wondering if we should contact Barr's to see if it's one of their famous marketing stunts.

Amphibian expert Kathy Wormald from the national wildlife charity Froglife said: "We do get reports of albino common frogs but it is not frequent so they are relatively rare.

"They appear to survive as well as other frogs and we advise to leave them with the other frogs. It is a pigmentation issue."

Do you know more about albino frogs? Get in touch in the comments below or email sean.murphy@reachplc.com.

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