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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alexander Butler

Tiny endangered froglets saved from deadly fungus in dramatic 7,000-mile rescue

The tiny endangered Darwin’s frogs have been born at London Zoo after a dramatic 7000-mile rescue - (ZSL/PA Wire)

More than 30 endangered froglets have been born at London Zoo after a dramatic 7,000-mile rescue mission saw their parents extracted from their fungus-threatened native habitat.

The Darwin’s frog, named after Charles Darwin, faces extinction after the introduction of the chytrid fungus to their habitat.

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