You can hear it in the morning and the evening. It comes from trees, behind bushes and under leaves. Ribbit. Ribbit. Ribbit. It’s spring — when a young frog’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.

Fun fact we just learned: The only frog in the world to actually go “ribbit” is right here in the Pacific Northwest. It’s called the Pacific chorus frog, and Washington made it the official state ...

When it comes to frog noises, most people’s knowledge basically begins and ends with the word “ribbit.” Should anyone want to change that sad reality, Smithsonian Folkways is here to help. The 75-year ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Spring peepers, among the first frogs in this region to call in spring, are more heard than seen. Only about an inch in length, ...

Not long after the snow melts a procession of peeps, trills, chuckles, chortles, snores and bellows begins in the mid-Michigan outdoors. These are not the sounds of humans recovering from serious ...

It’s spring — when a young frog’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. OK, we can’t say for sure if frogs have the same emotions as humans, but the chorus of croaks coming from the swampier areas ...