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ANIMAL CURIOSITIES 
in its habits, but spends the greater part of 
its time amidst the herbage of the fields. 
During the breeding season, however, the 
creatures resort to the water, while in the 
winter the males not infrequently hibernate 
therein. The two sexes are very alike, but 
the males may be distinguished from the 
females by the greater development of the 
webbing between the toes. 
In regard to the edible frog there appears 
to be some doubt as to whether it is indigenous 
to this country or not, some naturalists being 
of the opinion that its presence in the British 
Isles is due to its having been introduced by 
mankind from the Continent. Be that as it 
may, however, the creature has now established 
itself in certain parts of the country and, 
although by no means plentiful, is to be 
found in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, being 
somewhat rare, however, in the former 
district. 
It is far more aquatic than the common 
frog, from which it may readily be distinguished 
by its superior size and by the absence of the 
dark-coloured streak extending from behind 
the eyes, along the sides of the head, that is 
such a characteristic feature of the latter 
creature. 
The edible frog receives its name from the 
