Like graduates thumping the bar at Schoolies, Darwin's green tree frogs well and truly made themselves heard on the weekend amid the early arrival of seasonal rains. For many local residents, the ...

HOUSTON, Minn. - When the guys sing, the ladies swoon. It's the classic love story, except with croaking. The 14 frog and toad species of Minnesota are about to go wild and release their own unique ...

British biologists have taken a leaf out of the literary Doctor Dolittle’s book and started talking to their animals. “We have been croaking to our tree frogs for about two weeks now. They respond and ...

Even in the fall, there are a few Quak concerts. Photo: Getty Images The croaking of frogs and toads is as much a part of spring as birdsong and gardening. When these animals go courting in ponds and ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – Avoiding eye contact or wearing a fake wedding ring may be common tactics in avoiding unwanted attention by the opposite sex for humans, but other creatures make more dramatic ...

The University of Connecticut is in the midst of frog mating season, which is from early spring to July, Kurt Schwenk, ecology and evolutionary biology professor at UConn, said. Their process of ...

Male frogs often force females to mate with them, but in one species, a croak from the female seems to persuade males to leave her alone. The sound may be an “honest” signal that she isn’t fertile and ...

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