Imitating the most toxic species around is not a frog’s best bet.

Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but for some it’s about survival.

Animals often avoid predators by copying the appearance of poisonous creatures. Usually the impostor tries to look like the most toxic species around, or imitates a range of toxic animals. But this is not so in the case of Ecuadorian frog Allobates zaparo. This frog chooses to mimic the less toxic of two local species.

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Imitating the most toxic species around is not a frog’s best bet.

Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but for some it’s about survival.

Animals often avoid predators by copying the appearance of poisonous creatures. Usually the impostor tries to look like the most toxic species around, or imitates a range of toxic animals. But this is not so in the case of Ecuadorian frog Allobates zaparo. This frog chooses to mimic the less toxic of two local species.

Read the story here.