Why it's awesome: Move over grumpy cat — say hello to the grumpy frog. In addition to being a famous meme, black rain frogs have plenty of unusual traits that make them fascinating critters. For ...

SPRINGFIELD – Cold, wet weather couldn’t stop the competitors from converging on the Town of Springfield on Saturday to see whose frog had the most bounce. “We have not cancelled the frog jump except ...

Thousands of frog fanatics descended on the small community of Valley City's Mill Stream Park Sunday to watch frogs do what they do best, with lots of encouragement from their handlers of course. When ...

Aug. 8—JEFFERSON — Mark Twain made frog jumping world famous in his short story, "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County." And, although fairgoers may have read the story several times, it's best ...

FAIR HAS TO OFFER. HEY MIKE. YEAH? GOOD MORNING. WE’RE RIGHT OUTSIDE THE FROG SPA. WANT TO KNOW WHAT A FROG SPA IS? WELL, IT’S RIGHT HERE UNDERNEATH THE FROG SIGN. HEY, DAVE, CAN YOU GRAB US A BULL ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. On Thursday, Aug. 21, ten hardy frogs leapt at the chance to take part in ...

INDEED FINALLY A COLLEGE GRADUATE. THERE YOU GO, CALAVERAS COUNTY FAIR STARTS THIS WEEK, AND AHEAD OF. THAT, WE ARE CELEBRATING NATIONAL FROG JUMPING DAY. SO IN 1865, AUTHOR MARK TWAIN PUBLISHED HIS ...

A crowd in suits and dresses stood around a roped off circle in the midday heat on the Capitol lawn on Tuesday. Inside the circle were several containers of frogs. Every year in Sacramento, ...

ALAMEDA, Calif. - With five generations of frog jumping enthusiasts, one Bay Area family is gearing up to compete in this weekend's Calaveras County Fair and Jumping Frog Jubilee. It's a contest for ...