In California's high mountain lakes, male frogs are in a race against time with only three weeks to find a mate before the ...
Across the animal kingdom, sound is more than communication—it's a signal of survival and success. From birds and primates to ...
Scientists suggest female frogs listen for changes in the male calls as a signal for when it's warm enough to mate.
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. An image of Kermit the Frog with his banjo appeared on the screen before a small gathering of people learning how to identify frogs by their croaks. Then an image of a real ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — City frogs and rainforest frogs don’t sing the same tune, researchers have found. A study released Monday examined why Panama’s tiny tungara frogs adapt their mating calls in urban ...
The croaking of frogs and toads is as much a part of spring as birdsong and gardening. When these creatures head to ponds and pools in search of mates, it’s hard to miss–though not everyone ...
Scientists have found seven new species of frogs in Madagascar whose high-pitched calls they say are like the “sound effects from the sci-fi television series Star Trek”. Researchers from the ...
It’s no bull. The celebrated jumping frogs of Calaveras County can compete this May and live to leap another day. In a policy flip-flop, state Fish and Game wardens have found a way around a state law ...
After getting a few comments perhaps suggesting I might be writing too much on birds, I am switching gears this week to another vertebrate, although these are cold-blooded. While I have a special ...