To find her mate amidst a cacophony of frog croaks, groans, squeaks and trills, a female green tree frog just needs to take a deep breath. “We think the lungs are working a bit like some ...
For frogs, love is noisy. Each spring, swamps, marshes and ponds across the United States become the amphibian equivalent of raucous singles bars as a host of damp-skinned hopefuls from many species ...
Kelly Norrid, a Houston-area wildlife biologist with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, says blame it on the consistent rainfall the area has seen lately. "It’s not surprising that you’re seeing ...
The Western North Carolina Nature Center is leaping into the new year with some new animals. The WNC Nature Center has ...
March 4 (UPI) --Frog lungs work kind of like noise cancelling headphones, according to a new study, helping females drown out the overwhelming cacophony of competing mating calls. The new findings, ...
Frogs have long held a bad rap (at least among some people) for being slimy, even scary, critters, but that's not very fair to these amazing amphibians. There are currently around 7,600 known species ...
Recently I visited a wonderful place called the Cape County Conservation Nature Center. While there I photographed these two complacent frogs. The frog on top is a gray tree frog. The one it is ...
Desert Frogs 'Fog Up' to Collect Water Australian green tree frogs manage to hop around the deserts of northern Australia during the dry season without dehydrating. Now, a new study solves the mystery ...