More Grumpy Than Hoppy! 🐸 Meet the Bushveld Rain Frog! With their famously round, squat bodies, stumpy limbs, and often a perpetually "grumpy" expression, the Bushveld rain frog is certainly one of Africa's more unique amphibians! These fascinating creatures are part of a group known as "rain frogs" because they often emerge from underground after heavy rainfall. But here's what makes them truly special: unlike most frogs, they can't hop or swim! Instead, they move by walking, often at a surpri

Stumpy has put up a good fight from his spot near the Tidal Basin. That fight will come to an end in May.⁠ ⁠ But to preserve Stumpy as best they can, the National Park Service has enlisted the help of some D.C. tree experts: the U.S. National Arboretum.⁠ ⁠ Here's how they'll try and turn clippings from Stumpy into a series of Stumpy 2.0s, creating more trees that are genetically identical to the Little Cherry Tree that Could.⁠ (And as much as we wish the Stumpy we know and love could stick aroun