AnimalsSavanna
African bullfrog Fun facts for kids
Pyxicephalus adspersus
The African bullfrog lives in dry grasslands in Africa and eats insects, mice and other frogs.
- Where it lives
- in dry grasslands in Africa
- What it eats
- insects, mice and other frogs
- How big it is
- about as big as a dinner plate
Fun facts about the African bullfrog
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
When it gets too dry, it digs underground and sleeps wrapped in a blanket made from its own old skin.
Bullfrog dads guard their tadpoles and can dig a little canal to lead them from a drying puddle to deeper water.
It can stay buried underground for months, maybe even years, just waiting for rain.
Its tadpoles grow super fast and become little frogs in about three weeks, before their puddle dries up.
The boy bullfrogs are about twice as big as the girls, which is unusual for frogs.
Males make a deep, booming call a bit like a cow mooing, which is partly why they are called bullfrogs.
It sits very still, then lunges with a mouth so huge it could swallow a whole mouse.
It has three sharp points on its lower jaw, like little teeth, that help it hold on to its food.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live in the dry grasslands of Africa, and I come out mostly at night.
When it's too dry, I sleep underground wrapped in a blanket of my old skin.
I'm a dad who guards my tadpoles and digs canals to lead them to deeper water.
I sit very still, then lunge with a mouth so huge I could swallow a whole mouse.
I'm one of the biggest frogs in the world, and my deep, booming call sounds like a cow mooing.
Sammy might be thinking of an African bullfrog.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the African bullfrog in the Savanna adventure.
Play the SavannaComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
