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WILD LIFE AT HOME. 



Frogs are common enough almost everywhere, 

 and are extremely easy to study and photograph. 

 I once kept one as a pet in a little suburban garden, 

 and we became great friends. I used to feed him 

 with flies and worms until he would almost take 

 them from my hand. He used to examine my 

 contributions to his dietary for a few seconds in a 

 wise sort of way, and then, darting out his long 

 tongue with the quickness of a flash of lightning, 

 literally pitch the food down his throat. I do not 

 believe it is generally known that a frog's tongue is 

 differently hung to that of nearly every other living 

 creature. It is attached to the front part of the 

 under jaw, and when at rest points down the animal's 

 gullet. 



My tame friend was very fond of bluebottle flies, 

 but I could never get him to tackle a wasp under 



