[aspundir]

Harlequin frogs

The key to successful long-term relationships is often mysterious, but for the harlequin frog fidelity to ones chosen partner, and the male’s active involvement in rearing the young, is imperative to the actual survival of this species of South America. The father acts as a taxi, transporting the young to water straight after hatching, providing the mother with time to recover. He then keeps a protuberant eye on them. When they are hungry, leaving them to grab food is not necessary, instead he summons the mother to deposit non-fertile eggs in the pool for them to consume. If either parent were to become lost in the process, all the tadpoles would die. The bond between mother and father is so critical to continue the existence of such a beautiful species.