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Freaks of nature: water holding frogs

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What's one thing that every living creature on earth needs?
Water.
We know that frogs require a wet environment in order to survive. However, there's a species of frog that inhabits areas with only a few months of rainfall each year? Meet the Litoria platycephala -- a frog species withsome pretty cool ways in which they overcome the limitations of the harsh Australian environment.

The Water Holding Frog has some pretty specific ways in which it maintains its access to water. List one advantage and one disadvantage of it’s strategy and explain your answer.

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