{"id":152950,"date":"2018-02-15T00:37:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T05:37:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=152950"},"modified":"2025-01-14T06:35:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T11:35:49","slug":"bolivian-frog-romeo-looking-for-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/02\/15\/bolivian-frog-romeo-looking-for-love\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolivian frog &#8216;Romeo&#8217; looking for love"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_152952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152952\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/0-02-06-3da6890dbd36b06e7ccab3a212920e870ce4e38bf31df8e0b16b19cc4f771bff_full.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-152952\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/0-02-06-3da6890dbd36b06e7ccab3a212920e870ce4e38bf31df8e0b16b19cc4f771bff_full.jpg\" alt=\"A 10-year-old frog named Romeo, possibly the last of the Sehuencas water species, is also looking for love. (PNA Photo)\" width=\"415\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/0-02-06-3da6890dbd36b06e7ccab3a212920e870ce4e38bf31df8e0b16b19cc4f771bff_full.jpg 415w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/0-02-06-3da6890dbd36b06e7ccab3a212920e870ce4e38bf31df8e0b16b19cc4f771bff_full-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-152952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 10-year-old frog named Romeo, possibly the last of the Sehuencas water species, is also looking for love. (PNA Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0For all the lonely singles this Valentine&#8217;s Day, you are not the only ones who are lonely. So is a Bolivian frog, though not necessarily a prince.<\/p>\n<p>A 10-year-old frog named Romeo, possibly the last of the Sehuencas water species, is also looking for love.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from the BBC, Romeo has been making mating calls for the past nine years in a tank at the Cochabamba Natural History Museum in Bolivia.<\/p>\n<p>Bolivian conservationists have even made a dating profile for Romeo at Match.com to raise USD15,000 for the conservation campaign before Valentine&#8217;s Day.<\/p>\n<p>In his profile, Romeo was described as a simple guy, enjoys chilling at home, and binge-watching the waters around him.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy glucophage online <a href=\"https:\/\/bradencenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/glucophage.html\">https:\/\/bradencenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/glucophage.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>It further read: &#8220;I do love food though, and will throw a pair of pants on and get out of the house if there&#8217;s a worm or snail to be eaten.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The species does not live for more than 15 years, which makes the campaign more urgent, as Romeo only has five years left.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists are now searching streams and rivers for a female with whom a breeding program could be started. The frog is endemic to Bolivia in subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, and freshwater marshes.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> buy finasteride online <a href=\"https:\/\/bradencenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/finasteride.html\">https:\/\/bradencenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jpg\/finasteride.html<\/a> no prescription pharmacy <\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Conservation scientist Arturo Munoz told AFP news agency, according to the CNN report, that they don&#8217;t want him to lose hope, adding they continue to remain hopeful that others are out there, so they could start a conservation breeding program to save the species.\u00a0<em><strong>(PNA)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA \u2014\u00a0For all the lonely singles this Valentine&#8217;s Day, you are not the only ones who are lonely. 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