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Silvered leaf langur Darwin’s frog

Silvered leaf langurs live in Southeast Asia Darwin’s frogs are found in South America,
and the babies are born with bright orange and the young are cared for by their dads. The
fur, so they can be seen among the leaves. males put the eggs inside their vocal sacs to
All the females look after the babies together guard them. Once the eggs turn into froglets,
in a nursery. the male spits them out onto the forest floor.

Vocal sac,
usually used
for croaking.

Up to 27 It takes a
members live little while
in a family. for froglets
to grow out
of their tails.

Forest families

For some animals, bonding together in a family group
helps them to survive in the forest. By working together,

young can be taken care of and protected, land defended,
and food found more quickly.

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