Another hypothesis is that the scream is meant to attract another animal to attack the predator that is threatening the amphibian, in this case, the leaf litter frog (Haddadus binotatus,) a ...

World Frog Day 2025 presents us with a chance to take action. Across the globe, events will highlight the importance of frog ...

There’s no denying that frogs are super cool creatures, and one of their most intriguing traits is their ability to change ...

Bigger brains can be an advantage for prey animals, as it can help them outsmart their predators. But big brains may be too costly to maintain when predation risk is high, forcing animals to use other ...

The frogs are considered venomous as the toxic skin secretions that coat these spines can inject venom via a wound in the skin of would-be predators - including humans. One of the scientists involved ...

The hind legs of frogs are much larger than the forelegs and the tail has disappeared. This allows a new mode of locomotion, namely jumping, an effective method to elude their many predators. Because ...

Ancient frog relatives survived the aftermath of the largest mass extinction of species by feeding on freshwater prey that evaded terrestrial predators, academics have found.

Seven New Frog Species Discovered in Madagascar ... Scuba-Diving' Lizards Use Bubble to Breathe Underwater and Avoid Predators Sep. 17, 2024 — A species of semi-aquatic lizard produces a ...

They are important predators of many insects, including those insects that live around freshwater like mosquitoes. But frogs are also food for bigger animals. In the rainforests that includes ...

Meanwhile, nonnative predators like bullfrogs, fishes and crayfish feast on the frog and fungal disease and global forces — from elevated ultraviolet radiation to pesticides to climate change — also ...