The Silent Demise of a Species | In Focus

700 views · Published 26 June 2013 · 28:34 · Indexed 29 September 2026

Channel: DW News · 2013 · Pets & Animals

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Scientists say 1/3 of the estimated 7,000 amphibian species are endangered. Frogs' unusually thin skin absorbs oxygen and water, making them especially sensitive to climate change. So frogs can serve as a natural early warning system. Frog species are dying out the world over. Two Berlin specialists search the rain forest of Mount Manengouba Southwest Cameroon, trying to find out why.

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