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Color-Changing Frog Worshipped In India

Frog Turned Phenomenon Refuses To Eat

Posted: 5:01 am EDT June 9, 2009Updated: 8:47 am EDT June 9, 2009

Hundreds of people are flocking to worship a color-changing frog in India.

According to The Sun newspaper, Reji Kumar spotted the frog in a flower bed. Now the jar in which he keeps the frog has become an altar to those seeking miracles.

Kumar, of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, said the frog was a dazzling white color when he first spotted it.

"By night the frog was dark yellow, and then it became transparent so you could see its internal organs," said Kumar. He said the changing colors were miraculous.

"It seemed like a miracle to me that this frog had so many different coats. So now people come to see him and pray to him," said Kumar. He said he is worried the frog may croak, as it refuses to eat.

"My one problem is that this frog does not appear to eat. I keep trying to feed it but it doesn’t eat anything. I don’t know what else to give it," said Kumar.

Professor Oommen V. Oommen, from India’s Kerala University, said it was not uncommon for animals to change color, but Kumar's frog sounded like an oddity.

"Frogs do change color to scare away predators. But from what I have heard, the frog at Kumar’s place changes color so frequently it is a bit unusual. I will collect it for study," said Oommen.