African Bullfrogs are second in size only to the Rana goliath. Please don’t mess with these daddies; fatherhood is kind of their dharma. The males are larger than their female partners (rare in the frog world) and will charge you–especially if you’re a lion. They have fierce fangs on their lower jaw, excellent for rerouting predators away from their den of eggs (they’re responsible for about 3-4k). There’s a big of dachshund in them, too, because they freaking love to dig; their tunnels run up to 50 ft, and when complete they’ll utilize the waterway to help tadpoles mired in remote eddies back to pond headquarters. Tunnels also double as Hamptons digs when it’s time to estivate.

If you’re a father trying to live up to this amphimbian exemplary, you might want to consider inviting a bull or two to your children’s birthday party. You can do so via the East Bay Vivarium, where they can also parade bugs that “smell like Caesar Salad” and snakes that “make friends with gophers.”