Everybody panic! Video games have infiltrated the scientific community. I think video games have hit it big when you have an animal named after a popular video game character. I stumbled across this interesting find while researching for a future Gaming Historian episode (gee, I wonder what the topic is?). Pictured here is a Ceratophrys, but most scientists around the world call it a Pacman Frog! This is due to it's large mouth and abdomen, similar to the popular arcade character, Pac-Man. These are extremely popular pets in households because they are very easy to take care of and don't require a lot of water (because they are very poor swimmers!).
Personally, I've never owned a pet frog before. When I was little I would always try to capture the lizards when my family went down to Florida, but never the frogs. However, I wouldn't mind trying to raise my own Pacman Frog, especially if they are easy to care for.
The one pictured here is albino, but I thought it would be a great picture because it is yellow, just like Pac-Man.
I loved Pac-Man when I was young (my parents say I started playing it when I was 2!), and I still love it today. Such a simple concept, yet it had me in awe back then. It's nice to revisit the game every once in a while to relive those memories too.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to the episode alluded to here.. especially if there any information about the ghosts that you come across. They were always my favorites (especially Bashfu-- err, Blinky).
I so meant Inky there. Just realized it.. hours later, haha......
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