Two Hula painted frogs at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo this month. Credit: Itay CohenFor over half a century the Hula painted frog was considered extinct, but they've been turning up for 15 years and now 20 specimen are at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo, where tadpoles are noshing on mosquito larvae09:49 PM • May 27 2026 IDTIn a small room at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo, between the orangutans' yard and the penguins' pool, a small aquarium hosts around 20 semitransparent tadpoles. These are the first babies laid in captivity by a Hula painted frog – a species that was considered extinct for more than half a century.In the NewsAn Israeli Frog Species Comes Back From the Dead at a Jerusalem ZooIsrael Cuts Security Budgets for Gaza, Lebanon Border Communities Amid WarTrump: Not Sure Iran Deal Possible Unless Saudis, Qatar Join Abraham AccordsU.S. Needs Years to Rebuild Weapons Stockpiles Depleted in Iran War, Report SaysHaredi Party Leader Orders Boycott of Israel Police Over Draft Evader ArrestsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests NotOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but TruthThe Future of American Jewry Looks Bleak
An Israeli frog species comes back from the dead at a Jerusalem zoo
For Over Half a Century the Hula Painted Frog Was Considered Extinct, but They've Been Turning Up for 15 Years and Now 20 Specimen Are at Jerusalem's Biblical Zoo, Where Tadpoles Are Noshing on Mosquito Larvae
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