An international team of researchers have discovered seven new species of tree frogs that make otherworldly calls in the rainforests of Madagascar. Their strange, high-pitched whistling calls sound ...

The Mientien frog of Taiwan has learned to use drains and storm pipes to amplify their calls when they are looking for mates. Males of the species call out, looking for females ready to mate. This ...

What: 15th Annual Critter Count. Learn all about amphibians and reptiles during Vancouver’s annual waterfront census of frogs, snakes and lizards. Children are welcome if accompanied by adults. When: ...

For us humans, having a conversation in a crowded room is challenging – it’s often called the cocktail party problem. The mix of sounds arriving at our eardrums needs to be analysed to pick out the ...

A number of hearing aids are now able to amplify one person's voice while filtering out distracting background voices. Well, it turns out that female tree frogs are able to perform a similar task, in ...

Most male frogs want their mating call to stand out from the crowd, and they do that by calling when nobody else is. This makes sure that the females hear them loud and clear, and know where they are.

Borneo’s tree-hole frog may come as close to playing a musical instrument as any wild animal does, according to new tests. Plenty of animals make structured sounds, but this inch-long rain forest frog ...

No two ways about it — winter is coming. It's well below freezing in Boston. What we'd give to open the bedroom windows to hear the summer sounds of crickets and tree frogs. On the other hand, they ...

Although it might sound like a kooky way to spend a warm evening, Enger performs a valuable service for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources by helping determine the state s frog and toad ...