RIP - Pacman The Ornate Horned Frog

This is the first of our RIP posts where "MKC" animals have recently died get a tribute.

Pacman was an "Ornate Horned Frog" and lived in our Aquatics room. He died at the end of April and was at least 13 years old. He had not been well for a while and had developed septicaemia which he never recovered from.

"Gone  but not Frogotten"

Pacman was my favourite frog and I always felt like he should be a toad. However there is a difference between frogs and toads. Frogs are smooth whereas Toads are bumpy with glands at the back of their neck. Ornate Horned Frogs are from Argentina and picked up the nickname Pacman due to their wide mouths and round eyes like the video game character; this is why our Pacman had that name. These types of frogs can live for up to 15 years and feed on insects like mealworms but can also eat small vertebrate like Lizards and mice. They are the most common type of horned frog and like to bury themselves in the earth. Pacman will be sadly missed but never forgotten or should that be frogotten :)