What amphibian did Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg keep in his pocket and stroke whenever he needed inspiratio
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Grieg kept a frog in his pocket whenever he composed, conducted and performed. He considered it to be "lucky".\n\nThe frog is preserved at the Grieg Museum at Troldhaugen.
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I know a story about an emperor who had a songbird that could sing beautifully.  One day he got a mechanical bird that could sing and became enamored with it and forgot about his real bird.  The bird was sad and flew away.  The mechanical bird broke and emperor became sad and realized how much he missed the real bird.  The real bird came and sang for him again.  It is a nice story.
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frog\n\nits a small green thing.I like it, because it so well represents a small green amphibian.
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Mork from Ork... \n\nNano Nano
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That's probably Butterfly Boucher from the Shrek 2 soundtrack.
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The new Neogene genus Pappina in the new family Pappinidae; polymorphine mode of chamber addition in the Buliminacea
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http://www.hasselblad.se/
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The basilisk lizard (also called the Jesus Christ lizard) has the ability to walk on water.\nMore info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basiliscus_basiliscus
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My father is a geneologist. He went to scandinavia for info my mom's family. The written record splits when you go far enough back. On one side it concludes with a king Olaf I believe. On the other side the king was kidnapped by Odin for seeking to be a God. Also on this side are references to the king fathering the twins Frey/Freya.
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I hope this helps. Good Question!\n\nhttp://www.megalodon.com/music_copyright_info.html
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Arlo Guthrie. He also wrote it.
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South American Argiope\nYou can found the website on Wikipedia.
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Sure, ask a question with no answer.;-) \nThere is currently no information available about the breeding behavior of this species according to University of Texas Austin.  Because it is a cave salamander it is likely that there is no actual breeding season for this species. In a cave environment most or all seasonal cues such as changes in day length, or temperature are absent. \n\nBelow is a description of what is known about the breeding behavior of the Texas Blind Salamander, which are closely related taxonomically, geographically, and in habitat to the Cascade Caverns Salamander. It seems to be the only info available for any of the cave salamanders in TX. It's probably fair to speculate that their breeding strategies are similar or even the same.\n\n\nLittle is known about the reproduction of Eurycea (Typhlomolge) rathbuni. The species is known to be acyclic with females maturing and reproducing throughout the year, unresponsive to seasonal cues. This breeding cycle is typical of many cave dwelling species (Lofts 1974). Breeding of this species has been observed in the laboratory. The females assumes an active role in stimulating the male to mate. Her behavior is characterized by rubbing her chin along the male's back. If this fails to stimulate the male then she may scratch at him or fan her tail at him. She may even resort to nipping at his sides if he further ignores her advances. The male will deposit a spermatophore on a rock or substrate and the female will then pick it up with her cloaca (Bechler 1988).
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http://www.gracenote.com/music/album.html/tvsoundtrack/cb859f096943cb4800f73ae60568ae81.html\n\n\ni have been looking for this answer since i saw your question 2DAYS AGO!!!!!!! i now have a major headache from looking.  SHEESH!!!!\n\nthis is what i finally ended up with.     can i have the points for all of my hard work???  \n\n....ALSO......\n\nSCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OTHER GUYS LINK TO WHERE IT SAYS" IN-HOUSE COMPOSERS" AND CLICK CLICK JIM JOHNSON
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i tink i have it if u want it message me ... its in acrobat ... Christopher Paolini - Eragon.pdf 2mb
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sounds like the mezzotint
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hey i am not sure whether this is the right answer....but it was worth a try....\n\n \nRana pipiens, also known as the northern leopard frog, is a very important frog in the ecosystem. The northern leopard frog is a key animal in the food web. Frogs are more important to human survival and our current way of life than you may think! Frogs are so important that ecologists consider them to be bioindicators. In other words, scientists consider the health of a frog population to be a reflection of the health of the entire ecosystem (Encarta, 2001).\n\nDistribution\nThe northern leopard frog, R. pipiens, is common in North America, inhabiting twenty-six states and much of Canada (see adjacent map).\n\nHabitat\nRana pipiens live in a wide range of habitat, from open water and marshes to deserts and mountains (Frogs.org, 2000-2001).\n\nPhysical Characteristics\nThe northern leopard frog is medium in size, averaging from two to five inches long. They are green, brown, or both and have large dark irregular spots covering the dorsal part of their body (NPWRC, 2001). The skin covering R. pipiens is moist and smooth, and contains glands that secrete mucus in order to keep the skin from drying out. Northern leopard frogs also have glands in their skin that secrete poisons, which are strong enough to help them escape from their predators but are not harmful to humans (Encarta, 2001). Rana pipiens have eyes that are very keen, helping them not only capture prey but also to identify danger in their surroundings (Encarta, 2001). The northern leopard frog also has very powerful hind legs which are the main source of power in swimming and jumping. Also useful in swimming are the frog's webbed hind feet (Frog, 2001).\n\nFood and Feeding\nThe diets of tadpoles and froglets differ from those of adult R. pipiens, with the young consuming herbivory such as algae as well as microscopic animals. Adults feed largely on insects, but also slugs, snails, and smaller vertebrates such as chorus frogs (Harding 156-157 and Donegan, 1996).\n\nRelationship to other organisms in the ecosystem\nRana pipiens are common prey of birds such as herons, reptiles such as snakes, and mammals (including humans) (Donegan, 1996). Rana pipiens play an important role to humans. Besides being a source of food, frogs are used at every stage in their life for scientific study (Donegan, 1996). Furthermore, frogs play a key role in integrative pest management, eating agriculturally destructive insects.\n\nReproduction\nCopulation occurs in the water between March and June. The females release eggs while swimming and the male, who attaches himself to the female with specialized thumbs, fertilizes the eggs. The fertilized eggs are then attached to either underwater plant material or simply placed on the bottom of the pond (Frogs.org, 2001). Each female lays up to 3,000 eggs, which hatch 10-20 days after fertilization (Rasmussen, 2001).\n\nDevelopment and Lifespan\nThe frog life cycle (shown to the left) is fairly simple. The frogs begin their lives as eggs, which are laid in clumps. When the eggs hatch the baby frogs are tadpoles and do not have limbs or lungs, like the adult frog. The tadpole undergoes metamorphosis, growing hind legs first, then front legs, and at the same time, developing a well defined head. The gills are replaced with lungs as the froglet adapts to life on land. On land the frog continues to lose its tail and grow in size. Rana pipiens reach sexual maturity in two or three years (Encarta, 2001).\n\nBehavior\nRana pipiens are mostly nocturnal. Rana pipiens travel far distances away from water, but they must return to breed. In order to escape predators the northern leopard frog leaps into the water and buries itself in the mud or, if on land, takes several jumps into the air and then dives under vegetation for cover (Harding, 157). During the winter months northern leopard frogs hibernate.\n\nCommunication\nThe male northern leopard frog uses his croak to att