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 ...
PELL CITY --Shirley Catlin and her son, Jerry McCarty, held the grand opening for their business, The Croaking Frog Coffee Shop and Fine Collectables, on Monday, Aug. 17, following their soft opening ...
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. An image of Kermit the Frog with his banjo appeared on the screen before a small gathering of people learning how to identify frogs by their croaks. Then an image of a real ...
When it comes to frog noises, most people’s knowledge basically begins and ends with the word “ribbit.” Should anyone want to change that sad reality, Smithsonian Folkways is here to help. The 75-year ...
It’s no bull. The celebrated jumping frogs of Calaveras County can compete this May and live to leap another day. In a policy flip-flop, state Fish and Game wardens have found a way around a state law ...
Every frog has its day. That's why a platoon of biologists recently strapped buckets on their backs and hauled a dozen rare froglets and 158 tadpoles to a remote, high-elevation spring on the Arizona ...
It is frog heaven, this lovely oasis of quiet pools along Las Virgenes Creek on Ahmanson Ranch. Lush brambles of wild blackberry border the creek, creating perfect hideaways. Tender patches of ...
With their spotlights shining on a spring-fed creek off Lake Mohave, biologists Jef Jaeger and Dana Drake searched for one of the rarest creatures in Nevada, a once-forgotten frog that was thought to ...
Hardy and plentiful as they seem, frogs are actually very frail things, with a semipermeable skin that leaves them vulnerable to even the slightest hiccup in their environment. So when entire species ...
A frog saved from croaking it, a gorilla striking a yoga pose, and a fish flashing a smile are among the wonderfully absurd moments crowned at this year's Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards. The competition ...