The Mountain Chicken 1 oz Silver Coin

A while back I was ordering some silver and I came across this frog coin. I have a 16 year old that loves frogs, and has a birthday, so I thought this would be the perfect gift!

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The mountain chicken is a type of frog found only on the Caribbean islands of Montserrat & Dominica. It can reach up to 1 kg (2.2 lbs) and nearly 20 cm (8 in) in length! It is one of the largest frogs in the world and appears on the official seal of Dominica. (see above 😅)

It use to be a local delicacy but, due to overhunting & loss of habitat to both humans and a volcanic eruption, and a fungus, they are nearly extinct.

There are efforts to bring the mountain chicken population back up and I hope it they work!

The kid turns 17 in a couple weeks and I'll be happy to give this to him as part of his gift.

What's the other part, you may be asking yourself, or maybe not because it's not for you and you don't even know this kid xD

Well, I'm going to show you anyhow. Mostly because I just received it and have no one else to show until I give it to him. We watched a documentary recently on the invasion of cane toads that has been plaguing Australia for years, and is still spreading!

It's a classic (and terrible) real life story of idiot humans thinking they know how nature works and thinking they can control it.

Anyhow, without further ado, here is the main part of the gift I just received from Australia!

I am VERY excited to give him both of these gifts :D