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Jessica Groenendijk's avatar

Very interesting! It beats me how scientists came up with the frog pregnancy test in the first place! I find toads very photogenic, btw :-). Oh, and from now on I will encourage my husband to pee on our compost. Great tip!

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Cat's avatar

Thanks for reading! It definitely seems like something that would be easier for men to do 😆

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Jana's avatar

Thank you for telling, Cat. I learned new things today that I will use in the near future :-)

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Sophie Norris-Wagstaff's avatar

I saw your post about this article on Instagram and came straight here to read it. Gave me such a chuckle, thank you!

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Cat's avatar

Thanks for reading! I'm glad you enjoyed it 😁

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gardening_kristi's avatar

Who would have thought? Frogs as pregnancy tests?

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Cat's avatar

Apparently rabbits and mice were used as well, but they needed dissected so were a bit… messier.

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gardening_kristi's avatar

Wow - peeing on a stick and looking for some lines is definitely better.

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