#coleman frog

[bluebeetle]

I loooove you Miss Coleman Frog

[cobwebbed-crow]

I read this story after stumbling down an online rabbit hole and I felt the need to share. It's a one small Canadian city's local legend.

The story goes like this: A frog jumped into a man's boat and croaked at him. The man then fed the frog human food and it grew. A lot. Until it became MASSIVE. The frog was said to be over 40 lbs. Supposedly, the frog was shy but would sometimes come when called. It met it's demise in a tragic, explosive accident. (x)

Here's a postcard with the frog's taxidermy*:

And here's the taxidermy* in the local museum:

*The taxidermy has undergone painting and other restoration. It looks different from the way it did when it was made. The museum that houses the taxidermy has not allowed DNA testing of the taxidermy (x). The authenticity of the taxidermy is debated.

[markscherz]

The Fredericton Region Museum won't let anyone take a DNA sample of the Coleman frog to confirm its species, but do you have any theories on IDing it? 🤔🤔🤔

I'd guess you'd get an ID of Bos taurus, given that it's such bullshit.

[crabdinners]

SO yesterday I went to the Fredericton region museum with @sohereweareyetagain & saw the FROG

[osmanthusoolong]

The extremely real Coleman Frog and I, reunited

[bluebeetle]

Coleman frog fursona when

[bluebeetle]

Saw her today for the first time in 15 years... A very real definitely not plaster taxidermies giant frog... The beautiful coleman frog. There were aliens too i guess.

[crowwolf]

@markscherz

I don't know if you've ever heard of the Coleman Frog from Fredericton, NB (Canada). But I feel like you would appreciate this - uh - taxidermied creation (questionable as to it ever being actually alive though).

The Coleman Frog

The York Sunbury Museum’s most well known artefact is the taxidermy remains of the Coleman Frog. This frog lived in Killarney Lake just nort

No word of a lie - this 'frog' has been an attraction and continues to be a draw to the Fredericton Museum (it's a 'cute' museum, needs updating, but the folks are nice) - this green amphibian has been lovingly 'maintained' since the late 1800s (it was said to have been caught in 1889).

Another little article on our elder Coleman Frog

When The Coleman Frog Met The Secretary of the U.S Navy

It was the Summer of 1896 when the American Secretary of the Navy, General Benjamin Tracey, arrived in Fredericton for a vacation.

Anyway, just thought you'd appreciate our local legend.