Frog
Frogs are a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura (Ancient Greek an-, without + oura, tail). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" appeared in the early Triassic of Madagascar, but molecular clock dating suggests their origins may extend further back to the Permian, 265 million years ago. Frogs are widely distributed, ranging from the tropics to subarctic regions, but the greatest concentration of species diversity is found in tropical rainforests. There are approximately 4,800 recorded species, accounting for over 85% of extant amphibian species. They are also one of the five most diverse vertebrate orders.
The body plan of an adult frog is generally characterized by a stout body, protruding eyes, cleft tongue, limbs folded underneath, and the absence of a tail in adults. Besides living in fresh water and on dry land, the adults of some species are adapted for living underground or in trees. The skin of the frog is glandular, with secretions ranging from distasteful to toxic. Warty species of frog tend to be called toads but the distinction between frogs and toads is based on informal naming conventions concentrating on the warts rather than taxonomy or evolutionary history; some toads are more closely related to frogs than to other toads. Frogs' skins vary in colour from well-camouflaged dappled brown, grey and green to vivid patterns of bright red or yellow and black to advertise toxicity and warn off predators.
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Owl's Tear
by: InoranRain keeps falling deep inside mu soul
I've been here before...
Pain reaps harvests, here, inside my soul
I've learnt this before
Keep searching
Keep yearning
Keep holding on and then
Feel all that rain wash down the pain
There is hunger
There is power
It is greed's old refrain...
Here lies some truth:
There's betrayal of Mother Earth
There is bloodshed
There's confusion
Repetition, over again
Nuclear waste in our oceans
That's our mistake
The pollution
The delusion
The solutions are on display
Resolution
Revolution
Over and over and over again
I see the wisdom in the clouds remains
The reach to greater heights regained...
Like vapour heated by my heart in pain
Returns to join the sky's blue eyes...
My spirit seeks to join that cloud tonight
To find an angel analyze:
That all that matters is to rise above,
All that exists is in love...
Rain --- keeps on falling
Sun --- keeps on shining
Earth --- keeps on turning and turning and...
Clouds --- keep on rolling
Trees --- keep on growing and growing and...
Stars --- keep on glowing and glowing and...
Moon --- keeps reflecting from the sun
Water --- keeps flowing
Keep searching
Keep yearning
Keep holding the torch and then...
Keep learning
Keep hoping
Keep Love in your heart and then...
Feel the pain rise
Feel the pain go
Feel the rain falling and
Feel all this Love ---
Rain keeps falling deep inside my soul