Coleman Frog

The Coleman Frog is a 19 kilograms (42 lb) taxidermy frog on display at the Fredericton Region Museum in Fredericton, New Brunswick. It was previously owned by a man named Fred Coleman, who ran a nearby lodge in the 1880s. The frog was captured from Killarney Lake, at which time it weighed 7.3 pounds (3.3 kg).[1][2] Supposedly, the immense size of the frog was caused by the fact that Coleman fed it whiskey and whey. It died in a "dynamite accident" and was sent to Bangor, Maine to be stuffed.[1] Skeptics say that the frog is a fake that was used to promote a cough syrup that would "relieve the frog in your throat".[3] The Museum will not allow DNA testing to be done on the frog to confirm if it is real or fake.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Coleman Frog". York Sunbury Museum. June 24, 2009. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Story of famous "Coleman Frog"". The Lewiston Daily Sun. Christian Science Monitor. Apr 12, 1979. p. 7. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "The Coleman Frog". Museum of Hoaxes. July 30, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Monster frog no bull, says museum manager". Canada.com. Canwest News Service. July 28, 2007. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
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