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# Why Is This Tiny Frog So Awful At Jumping?
- URL: https://werd.io/why-is-this-tiny-frog-so-awful-at-jumping/
- Published: 2022-06-15T18:19:45.000Z
- Updated: 2022-06-15T18:19:45.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:23

“The pumpkin toadlet, which is a frog but not a toad, is so terrible at landing its jumps that its sheer incompetence has become a subject of scientific inquiry. A team of researchers from the United States and Brazil that includes Confetti and Singh say they have an answer: The miniaturized toadlets are so tiny that the fluid-filled chambers in their inner ears which control their balance function rather ineffectively, dooming the valiant little jumpers to a lifetime of crash landings.”

\[[Link](https://defector.com/why-is-this-tiny-frog-so-awful-at-jumping/)\]