Looking for love in ALL the wrong places: Frog freezes solid while searching for a mate on icy Norwegian lake

The unfortunate amphibian froze in his step as he attempted to cross Lake Bindingsvann, just outside of Oslo


It almost looks like it is sleeping, but sadly, this little frog will not jump again as it froze solid trying to cross a lake in Norway.

It is thought that a sudden rise in temperatures fooled the hibernating amphibian and it ventured out across the lake to find a girlfriend.

However, as the lake froze, possibly overnight, the frog would have returned to hibernation out in the open, and died from the cold.

Beauty sleep: The poor amphibian did not make it to the other side, and despite daring to cross the ice, he died trying

Billy No-mate: The lovelorn frog met a tragic end, although it merely looks like he is sleeping Mr Nordrum captured the shot while skating on Lake Bindingsvann, just outside of Oslo. He said: ‘It was a once-in-a-lifetime photograph. I am very lucky to have captured it.’ Silviu Perovan, conservation coordinator at UK conservation charity Froglife, said the frog could have been looking for a mate when it froze. He said: ‘It is fairly common to see frogs crossing areas covered in snow. Some frogs hibernate on the water but most hibernate on land in the vicinity of a body of water. ‘I think that for whatever reason the frog became active again during hibernation. There was probably a slightly warmer period which led the frog to become active, perhaps for reproduction. ‘It was probably in search of a mate and was crossing the lake when the temperature dropped again, probably overnight, and it was frozen to the lake.’