A Pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla) male calls at Washington state's Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Cyril Ruoso, Nature Picture Library When ice and snow begin to melt in California's high ...

From the eerie croak of a tropical frog to the haunting call of the howler monkey, the animal kingdom is filled with some wild and wacky mating calls. But which do you find the most appealing?

Music to the ears of amorous amphibians and other creatures sounds best to humans, too, a new study finds. Citizen scientists listened to pairs of mating sounds from 16 different species, including ...

It’s frog-eat-frog in the amphibian dating game. An ecologist has captured the moment a female green and golden bell frog attempted to eat a male suitor. Dr. John Gould, from the University of ...

Every other Friday, the Outside/In team here at NHPR answers listener questions about the natural world. Today's question comes from Andy, calling from Dover, New Hampshire. Alejandro Vélez: That is a ...

A new study from the University of Texas at Austin suggests humans and animals often prefer the same sounds. By using an online game that let people choose between animal mating calls, researchers ...

Seven species of frogs and one toad make the Northland their home. Each lays its eggs in water. Some stay in the water, others go off to live on land for the rest of the year. All give calls and songs ...

From the eerie croak of a tropical frog to the haunting call of the howler monkey, the animal kingdom is filled with some wild and wacky mating calls. But which do you find the most appealing?