Hiking through the dense rainforest of Madagascar, scientists heard a series of “otherworldly” sounds. The “somewhat bizarre” calls came from several “cute” creatures living near streams. They turned ...
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Summer is my favorite season, and the past few weekends have included seeing and hearing various frogs and toads. Why scientists in South America are ...
Editor's note: Karen Glennemeier, a research biologist on Shedd Aquarium's freshwater research team, has decades of experience in amphibian research and habitat restoration. The scientist from ...
Twice a year, Linda Berker and her husband Donald James head out from their Lapeer County home in search of the croaking, chirping sounds of frogs. They drive to a few sites a mile apart from each ...
The sounds of amphibians are altered by the increase in ambient temperature, a phenomenon that, in addition to interfering with reproductive behaviour, serves as an indicator of global warming.
Duration: 45:29 minutes. Text and color photography of each species in booklet. Presents sounds of 130 species. siris_sil_713687 ...
For those who listen, the song of spring peepers is more than background music—it’s understanding the secret lives of Northern Michigan frogs & toads. This story about taking a population census of ...
LAKELAND | Garrett Christ leans against the railing of the boardwalk at Lakeland Highlands Scrub and waits. Suddenly, the sharp call of a pinewoods tree frog erupts from a nearby stand of saw palmetto ...
Warming of the planet and drought conditions will disproportionately affect frogs and toads in the Amazon and Atlantic ...