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borealtoadpartynearbuenavistaCO.jpg - Males congregate around the few females who arrive in the warm shallow water of alpine ponds to mate. The eggs are laid in the shallows where water temperatures can be 10 to 20 degrees higher than in the center of the pond. The risk of depositing eggs on the warm pond margins is that the pond will dry out too soon.

Boreal toad party time near Buena Vista, Colorado | Males congregate around the few females who arrive in the warm shallow water of alpine ponds to mate. The eggs are laid in the shallows where water temperatures can be 10 to 20 degrees higher than in the center of the pond. The risk of depositing eggs on the warm pond margins is that the pond will dry out too soon. Download
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