Toads are not frogs.

Toads and frogs are both amphibians, which means

• they grow up in the water and then can live on land.

• they can change colors to hide.

• they are both jumping animals.

• they both have long tongues.

Which is NOT TRUE about toads?

• Toads are wider and heavier than frogs.

• Toads have shorter back legs.

• Toads are more active in the day time.

• Toads can't jump as far as frogs.

What is special about how a toad eats?

• The toad blinks (opens and closes) its eyes to swallow (eat) food.

• Toads have small teeth that chew their food.

• Toads only eat at night.

• The toad can only eat on its back.

Many animals don't eat toads. Why?

• Toads jump too quickly.

• Toads have poison on their skin (poison glands) and it tastes bad.

• Toads can fight well.

• Toads are so ugly that other animals don't want to eat them.

When toads and frogs hatch from eggs in the water,

• they are called billywigs and they begin to hunt other animals.

• they are called hoptales and look like little fish.

• they are called mopcapes and can jump across the water.

• they are called tadpoles and they grow up in the water.

Most toads eat ...

• flowers.

• fish.

• insects and bugs and flies.

• birds.

What animal often eats toads?

• Big fish.

• Snakes.

• Birds.

• Cats.

What do toads do in cold weather?

• They find other toads and live together.

• They travel to a place with warmer weather.

• They live deep under the water.

• They bury themselves and hibernate.

How do toads "drink" water?

• Through their skin.

• With their long tongues.

• From rivers and lakes.

• They go swimming.

Toads will always go back to water to ...

• stay cool.

• lay eggs.

• hide from cats and dogs.

• go swimming.