Frogs! A Chorus of Colors at the Great Lakes Science Center

Long time kingsnake.com contributors Dick Bartlett and Bill Love are among the photographers featured in "Frogs! A Chorus of Colors" at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland Ohio. This special exhibition, running through January 6, features images from a number of noted photographers, as well as more than 70 live frogs from around the world showcased in stunning vivaria with rock ledges, live plants, and waterfalls.

"Frogs! A Chorus of Colors" was created by Peeling Productions at Clyde Peeling’s REPTILAND, and includes audio, video, and interactive components that let you test your frog IQ, create a chorus with recorded frog calls, perform a virtual frog dissection, and more. They even have some real blowpipes and darts to show how dart frogs got their name.

I had a chance to to see the exhibit this weekend and found it to be a great look at frogs, their role in the environment, and with man, as well as the crisis we currently face with Chytrid fungus. Working with Amphibian Ark, they have produced a very easy-to-understand video about Chytrid, what it is, what it does to amphibians, what it does to their populations when it hits, and what is being done to preserve many of these rapidly disappearing species. That alone was worth the price of admission to me.

For more information on the exhibit, check out the Great Lakes Science Center website.