The United States' frogs appear to be shrugging off a biologically insensitive comment yesterday by U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. According to , Ms. Clinton used the aphorism, "you can't tell how far a frog will jump until you punch him," to describe the resolve of her campaign.
Even when reminded that the candidate mentioned in a speech in Iowa -- on the same day that kicked off "" to draw attention to the amphibian mass-extinction -- frogs say they hold no grudge.
Of course, amphibians have been unwitting pawns before in this presidential race. There is a Web site that uses a cartoon frog to encourage us to place the candidates .
U.S. frogs have historically shown great patience during such campaigns -- unlike the temperament of amphibian species in other parts of the world. Politicians rarely mention frogs in speeches in Cameroon, for example, where the wolverine frog is known to whip out from under its skin when annoyed.