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| − | The '''frog''' is a marine{{fact}} [[amphibian]]. Frogs have often been the subject of scientific experiment, whether in high school [[science]] class [[vivisection|dissections]] or [[Voltaire's | + | [[Image:Amazon-horned-frog.jpg|right|250px|thumb|An Horned Frog in the Amazon.]] |
| + | The '''frog''' is a marine{{fact}} [[amphibian]]. Frogs have often been the subject of scientific experiment, whether in high school [[science]] class [[vivisection|dissections]] or [[Voltaire]]'s 1766 experiments, in which he discovered that frogs hear with their legs.{{fact}} | ||
The discovery that a frog's leg will kick if an electrical shock is applied to it was the scientific basis behind the reflex tests now common in doctors' offices.{{fact}} | The discovery that a frog's leg will kick if an electrical shock is applied to it was the scientific basis behind the reflex tests now common in doctors' offices.{{fact}} | ||
Revision as of 23:16, April 14, 2007
File:Amazon-horned-frog.jpg
An Horned Frog in the Amazon.
The frog is a marine[Citation Needed] amphibian. Frogs have often been the subject of scientific experiment, whether in high school science class dissections or Voltaire's 1766 experiments, in which he discovered that frogs hear with their legs.[Citation Needed]
The discovery that a frog's leg will kick if an electrical shock is applied to it was the scientific basis behind the reflex tests now common in doctors' offices.[Citation Needed]