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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2025 · 9 MIN

How and why do some animals shape shift?

from Curiosity Chronicles · host Ria Mishaal

How does a wriggly, legless tadpole become a leaping frog? Or a caterpillar turn to soup and emerge with wings? In this episode, we explore the magic and science of metamorphosis, nature’s ultimate transformation, through the stories of frogs, butterflies, and other shape-shifting creatures.

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How does a wriggly, legless tadpole become a leaping frog? Or a caterpillar turn to soup and emerge with wings? In this episode, we explore the magic and science of metamorphosis, nature’s ultimate transformation, through the stories of frogs,...

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