Did scientific study reveal some female frogs play dead to avoid mating?

Opossums aren't the only animals who, well, "play possum." ...

Why Some Frogs Breed Fast and Vanish Just as Quickly in Spring

The period from mid-March to mid-April is critical for the lifecycle of most amphibians. Many species of salamanders and ...
The Spokesman-Review

Cool critters: Tiny frog, big noise – get ready for amphibian mating season

A greenish frog slightly larger than a quarter and donning a black Zorro mask recently started begging female frogs to have sex. Which means, ribbit season is about to erupt across the Inland ...
AOL

These frog mating calls may also serve as weather reports

A Pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla) male calls at Washington state's Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Cyril Ruoso, Nature Picture Library When ice and snow begin to melt in California's high ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Outside/Inbox: Why will frogs sing together?

Every other Friday, the Outside/In team here at NHPR answers listener questions about the natural world. Today's question comes from Andy, calling from Dover, New Hampshire. Alejandro Vélez: That is a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Humans and Animals Often Like the Same Mating Calls, Supporting a 150-Year-Old Observation by Charles Darwin

New research by Smithsonian scientists suggests that preferences for certain sounds might be evolutionarily conserved ...