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 ...

CHICAGO — It takes a particular sort of person to slog through a muddy forest after sunset, stand quietly in wading boots and long underwear and listen for the love songs of frogs. The amphibians peep ...

LONG LAKE, Minn. -- Half an hour past sunset in rural western Hennepin County, Madeleine Linck strains her ears. She's listening, believe it or not, for the sounds of courtship. Frog courtship, that ...

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 ...

Most frogs are known for deep croaks or chirps. This one breaks every expectation. Its squeaky sound is high-pitched and ...

Screaming or yelling is a natural reaction to a threat. One animal you’d likely never expect to hear this from, though, is a frog, which is more often associated with croaking. This is why rain frogs ...

Everyone that has ever heard a frog croak associates the sound with the word “Ribbit.” In reality, the natural noise that comes from a frog or toad is really more like a chirp. Thanks to the magic of ...

The recently discovered Atlantic Coast leopard frog, a.k.a. the Rana kauffeldi, has been spotted everywhere from Connecticut to North Carolina. The new species has one particularly distinctive feature ...