Weep for the Scrotum Frogs of Lake Titicaca

No, this isn’t a joke, this is a mass extinction. Stop being so immature. Peru’s Lake Titicaca, already the butt of jokes worldwide, is so polluted that the Titicaca water frog (so named for its baggy skin), which makes its home exclusively in the lake, is critically endangered. Peru’s Fish & Wildlife Service has launched an investigation days after hundreds of the amphibians were found floating lifelessly on the surface of the lake, and “Based on local residents’ statements and sample...