I remember, not too long ago, a promise was made to drain the political swamp. It appears that this political quagmire is just more brackish. A very large “bully-frog” sits upon the largest lily pad.

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A pulsating sound floated through the humid landscape of Madagascar, beckoning nearby scientists to find the source. The sound led them to a “slender” creature hidden in the plants around a swamp. It ...

Scientists found a “slender” brown creature with “large” eyes in a swampy forest of Minas Gerais and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Reuber Brandão In a swampy forest of ...

In a swampy forest of southeastern Brazil, a “slender” creature perched in a tree. Its “large” reddish-brown eyes scanned the surrounding landscape — but it wasn’t the only one looking around. Nearby ...