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Frog Hears With Its Mouth

  • January 20, 2015
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Native to the African island nation of Seychelles, Gardiner’s tree frogs are tiny — less than a half-inch long! They were thought to be deaf, because they lack middle ears, but X-rays have shown that the frogs use bones in their mouths to send sound waves to their inner ears. (Bonita Cheshier / Shutterstock)

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