London Zoo welcomes endangered froglets after dramatic 7,000-mile rescue

A newborn Darwin’s frog on a ruler at London Zoo (Joe Capon/ZSL)

More than 30 endangered froglets have been born at London Zoo after a dramatic 7,000-mile rescue mission saw their parents extracted from their fungus-threatened native habitat.

The Darwin’s frog, named after Charles Darwin, faces extinction after the introduction of the chytrid fungus to their habitat.