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 ...

Male green treefrogs attract mates with loud calls, but new research shows parasites can subtly change those signals.

For us humans, having a conversation in a crowded room is challenging – it’s often called the cocktail party problem. The mix of sounds arriving at our eardrums needs to be analysed to pick out the ...

There are several species in WNC that exhibit characteristic features of vocalization. Wood frogs, which are about 2-3 inches long and sport distinctive dark patches around their eyes, usually inhabit ...

A calling male túngara frog with a large inflated vocal sac. By 2050, almost 70 percent of the world’s population will live in urban environments, according to the United Nations. But as cities spread ...

Deep in the forests of Madagascar, researchers have discovered seven new species of frogs and named them after characters from Star Trek. “The calls of the frogs remind us strongly of iconic ...