THE SANTA ROSA PLATEAU ECOLOGICAL RESERVE, Calif. — The scientist traipses to a pond wearing rubber boots but he doesn’t enter the water. Instead, Brad Hollingsworth squats next to its swampy edge and ...
We all know the familiar "ribbit" of a frog call, but did you know that individual frogs have distinct accents? Researchers at UNSW Sydney and the Australian Museum have used data collected by citizen ...
In the forests of western Brazil, along the banks of a Juruá River tributary, researchers came upon more than a dozen tiny creatures, smaller than a nickel, flaunting bright colors that warned: “stay ...
Frogs need water. Almost all of the world’s 7,900 known frog species breed in fresh water. And when it rains, these amphibians erupt into a chorus of calls – croaks, trills, cheeps and bellows – to ...
Seven species of frogs and one toad make the Northland their home. Each lays its eggs in water. Some stay in the water, others go off to live on land for the rest of the year. All give calls and songs ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Herpetologist David Mora reaches for a red-legged froglet in a restoration pond that is part of a cross-border effort to bring ...