Panama frogs under fungus threat

A golden coloured frog, which is the national symbol of Panama, is under threat from a deadly fungus that's sweeping through the country.

The rana dorada, as it's officially known, appears on everything from Panama lottery tickets to guide books.
But its numbers have started to drop rapidly because of a fungus which grows all over its skin and suffocates it.
Experts believe that 80 per cent of the tiny frogs will die out in the next ten years unless they're bred in captiPanama frogs under fungus threat vity.

 

 

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