Researchers at the University of Queensland have spotted a rare kind of bats during a wildlife expedition in remote Papua New Guinea. The bat species were caught by the students from the UQ School of Agriculture and Food Sciences. The UQ School of Agriculture and Food Sciences has carried the wildlife expedition in remote Papua New Students from The bat has been named as a New Guinea … [Read more...]
Frog ‘Love Ripples’ Attract Predators
Male Tungara (Physalaemus pustulosus) frog, a tiny native of the Central and South America, call from their puddles to attract females. They start perching in a shallow pond and create a unique mating call that comes out as a series of whines and “chuck” sounds which create ripples that attract the attention of frog-eating bats. On Thursday, researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research … [Read more...]