Chytrid fungus is a deadly pathogen plaguing amphibians in an ongoing global pandemic, with the potential to kill off entire populations. But in one threatened Australian frog species, the infection ...

You know the saying. Sometimes you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince. After searching for more than a year, this frog may be in luck. Romeo was once called the loneliest frog on earth ...

They pretend they’re dead and use a variety of other tactics to avoid the advances of overeager males, proving they’re not defenseless and passive. By Elizabeth Preston Some male frogs cannot take a ...

Grab fast and hang on for hours. A fierce grip is all the courtship finesse a male frog needs in species that reproduce in frenzied mobs. Female European common frogs, however, have at least three ...

Some frog and toad species are explosive breeders. This means they have short reproductive periods, requiring them to gather in large numbers to mate. Hundreds, possibly even thousands, of animals ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. To avoid the amphibian pile-up that often comes with mating, some ...

Mating frogs may have been occasionally getting it wrong for hundreds of millions of years. We know that males today will sometimes select an inappropriate partner during the breeding season – a frog ...

When a female concave-eared torrent frog is in the mood, she singles out an attractive male from a throng of potential mates and gives him a few come-hither blinks. The soundless signal might have a ...