Cute monster from the bottom of Lake Titicaca (9 photos)

Titicaca is a South American lake famous for its large reserves of fresh water on the continent. The name that gave birth lots of jokes. And unusual inhabitants.





With unusual names. This creation is local sarcastic called a water scrotum. In general, a certain similarity with organ that most warm-blooded males can boast of there is a Titicaca frog. Looking at this amphibian creates the feeling that the frog was in a hurry with the choice of overalls in the store, which is already closed. So I grabbed the first one I saw, a couple sizes too big I put it on and rode off to Titicaca.



However, the Titicaca whistler (as this is officially called amphibian in the language of zoologists) do not walk on the catwalk. And saggy skin on the contrary, it promotes survival.



And because during the day the sun roasts the lake well, and at night in the water frank dubak. In addition, with oxygen, due to high-altitude location of the reservoir problems.



Whistlers use skin folds for breathing. Hiding themselves at the bottom, sit quietly and breathe with full skin. At the same time deftly eating any petty stupidity that thoughtlessly ventured to swim past.

Titicaca whistler is considered the largest in the world water frog. You won't find it on the surface. And why? Plus to the ability to breathe through the skin of amphibians, an increased level of erythrocytes responsible for carrying oxygen. And very slow metabolism. Therefore, the life of a frog is monotonous and stable and completely corresponds to the principle "have eaten - now you can sleep."



Having devoured a worm or a fish, the whistler will be located at the bottom and will be a few days just stupid and breathe. Breathe and sigh. Until will get hungry and will not make another sortie into higher layers of water.

What they are guided by when choosing a pair is unknown. Not it is excluded that one of the main indicators is the level of folding. But Lake Shar-Pei, by the way, is an excellent father. After the appearance of eggs, the image beautiful lady disappears from the folded head. And daddy rushes to protect future offspring. The truth, forgetting, can have a bite emerging tadpoles. But who is not without sin?

Woman's happiness



The poor fellows were unlucky in the sense that the natives, for a reason high intelligence endowed amphibians with a bunch of supernatural abilities. The fact that they cause rain and give mind is still okay.



The locals rushed to thin out the populations of the benthic poor fellows, when the rumor got around that the scrotum contributed to an unprecedented increase male power. It is necessary to chop the freshly caught carcass, add another 100500 some components such as honey and aloe and drink the resulting liquid. From no woman will leave such a lover.

It is clear that on the bike about the miraculous cocktail from frog pangs are carried on mainly by tourists. And not very young. age who need to prove to themselves and the ladies that they are still hoo.



So the followers of alternative medicine clot the blood and methodically exterminate this Titicaca miracle, taking out folded bags with slow metabolism from the bottom of the lake and generally quite getting.



Therefore, citizens, do not be fooled by foolish promises and give whistlers the opportunity to continue to blunt at the bottom, periodically moving paws and squeaking softly. After all, the life of whistlers is already too much short and monotonous, so that at its end it is mediocre and meaningless perish in the stomach of a gullible tourist.