After 80 years of stumping scientists, strange Philippine frog unmasked as hybrid
Evolutionary biologists working in the Philippines have long puzzled over a hard-to-find amphibian mystery: the Leyte Chorus ...
Egg-laying mammal — feared locally extinct after wildfire — rediscovered in Australia
On a small island off the southern coast of Australia, a spiky mammal emerged from the forest and walked through a clearing. Its brief appearance, captured by a nearby trail camera, turned out to be ...
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An aggregation of wood frog egg masses in a pond following spring breeding. Wood frogs are explosive, synchronous breeders that arrive at temporary freshwater ponds soon after snowmelt to reproduce ...
Tadpoles try to flee dangerous virus in their pond by growing much faster than normal, research shows
The world's amphibians are in trouble. Because of their sensitivity to climate change, habitat loss, and pollution, they may ...
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Endangered Crawfish Frogs could return to Angel Mounds next year thanks to local, state efforts
In the late ‘80s, crawfish frogs mysteriously disappeared from the Angel Mounds State Historic Site in Vanderburgh County. Regionally, they’re a species of "greatest conservation need." ...
Murphy, beloved bald eagle who went viral for incubating a rock, dies after storms
Murphy, a bald eagle who stole hearts around the world for incubating a rock like it was his own offspring, died after ...
Long Island frog tunnel saving spring amphibians hopping between vernal pools
The denizens of the Middle Island wetlands may have short spring migrations, but it's still a perilous journey.