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Bullfrog Playing Virtual Ant Game On Phone Gets Hungry (VIDEO)


First Posted: 12/21/11 04:32 PM ET Updated: 12/23/11 11:42 AM ET

This much is clear: cats love iPads and laser pointers.

And earlier this month, we learned that certain bearded dragons love to play ant-smashing games on smart phones.

Naturally, this now-famous reptile inspired some copycats, like the African bullfrog you'll see in the video below.

We can just imagine how the conversation could have played out before it was filmed.

"Hey man, did you see that awesome video of the lizard playing that ant smashing game?"

"Yeah, bro. I wonder if my pet bullfrog can do it."

"Dude! Go get him. I'll get the camera."

As you'll see, the bullfrog is a natural. But something unexpected happens. Well, not that unexpected if you can imagine how unsatisfied the bullfrog feels after realizing that it's not getting a tasty treat each time it smashes a virtual ant.

According to The Maryland Zoo, African bullfrogs are not officially considered a threatened species, "but are possibly stressed by habitat loss, hunting, and over-collection for the pet trade."

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This much is clear: cats love iPads and laser pointers. And earlier this month, we learned that certain bearded dragons ...
This much is clear: cats love iPads and laser pointers. And earlier this month, we learned that certain bearded dragons ...
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02:24 PM on 12/26/2011
Reptiles/amphibians.. you think you know them or have them 'trained' but they are just 'basic instinct' animals. Territory.. breed.. and eat.. LOL
ItsGettingWeird
(or is it just me?)
12:39 PM on 12/23/2011
Quick! Somebody please try this with a shark !!!
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Happy Clb
05:34 PM on 12/22/2011
he will starve to death. ahahhaha. so funny. the lizard eating the ant video will meet the same fate!
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TheEmptyMonty
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03:04 PM on 12/22/2011
Hahahaha the frog got something to eat in the end!
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Cheyla
10:16 AM on 12/22/2011
OMG this is horrible. Is the smacking, crashing sound the demise of the poor hungry bullfrog that was tortured with this game? This looks like animal cruelty certainly without knowing the fate of bullfrog - I'm surprised that Huffington Post is showing this video.
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quillsinister
08:54 AM on 12/22/2011
That's what you get. #frogwin
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LemmonHerk
06:25 AM on 12/22/2011
Karma, dude! That's what you get for being a frog-tease.
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Stephen Thorpe
Every breath you take - I'll take one too!
04:15 AM on 12/22/2011
Sounded like it hurt.
03:08 AM on 12/22/2011
It's not nice to fool Mother Nature.
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01:36 AM on 12/22/2011
Serves him right.
12:48 AM on 12/22/2011
Don't mess with the frog
12:13 AM on 12/22/2011
dude!!!
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MunyaBuddya
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11:51 PM on 12/21/2011
The lizard was better:
http://www.wimp.com/lizardplaying/
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cbates
11:44 PM on 12/21/2011
Somethings are not a game!
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11:38 PM on 12/21/2011
*lol* that was funny I 've seen a bearded dragon playing the same game but the bearded dragon's tongue got 'hurt' (0:40) *game over* but he/she wanted more and kept playing anyway:D Here, this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTpldq3myV0 Bearded dragon = intelligent Bullfrog = ?
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Cheyla
10:17 AM on 12/22/2011
I fail to see what is funny about an animal being tortured and hurt.
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clsmithj
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04:13 PM on 12/24/2011
you say that because you didn't watch the video all the way through.
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06:04 PM on 12/27/2011
Cheyla, do you know what analogy means or did you just personified the bullfrog?