The see-through frog and 6 other transparent animals that are stranger than fiction

BBC Science Focus Magazine·Nov 1

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There are animals that have transparent or translucent bodies, including a type of frog known as the glass frog. The transparency of these frogs is related to the way they manage their blood, with some reports indicating that they hide their blood in their liver. The exact mechanisms and characteristics of transparency in these animals are being studied and described in scientific research.

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