After a long and frigid winter, the sound of spring peepers singing from beaver bogs is a welcome one for New Englanders. But before frogs can start their songs, a massive migration has to take place.
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A good love song tells female frogs when the time is right for mating, finds a UC Davis study showing male frogs change their ...
Zak Mertz holds a spring peeper frog, moments before setting it free next to a vernal pool in Weymouth, Mass. Inside the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Zak Mertz pointed to what he called a ...
In A Nutshell: Male frog calls change with water temperature: Warmer water produces faster, shorter calls while cold water ...
You probably recognize these as the five most significant dates of the last five years. Well, OK, the most important days in the life of a wood frog. OK, OK, the most important five days in the life ...
You don't have to touch the frogs and toads; just listen for their distinctive croaks and chirps. And Friends of the Rouge will teach you how.