Petrified on the way to find love

Although he made great efforts to cross the ice lake Bindingsvann, Norway, a frog was still frozen and died before finding a partner.

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The frog died hard on the way to find a partner

At first glance, this frog is like sleeping but sadly, it froze when trying to cross a lake in Norway to find a partner.

According to scientists, the sudden rise in temperature has caused this amphibian to venture out to the lake to find a partner. However, at night, when the lake is frozen, the frog will return to hibernation and die cold there.

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These pitiful images were discovered and photographed by photographer Svein Nordrum (54) when he was skating here. He said: 'While skating, I suddenly saw something on the ice surface. Near me, I realized it was a frog frozen with cold. I felt quite shocked, the scene I had never seen before. I thought maybe the frog found a hole in the ice lake and was trying to come here. This is a unique photo in my photographic life. I feel very happy when shooting it. '

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Silviu Perovan - a conservation coordinator in the UK - said: ' Although frogs often hibernate but due to a slight rise in temperature, they think that spring has come and wakes up to find a partner.' .