An article published in PLOS Biology three years ago stated that there are approximately 8.7 million species on Earth. Taking into account the species catalogued by now, the number would mean that around 86 to 91 percent of all the terrestrial and marine species are unknown. Little wonder then that a new leopard frog species has been discovered in New York City. Thirty years have passed since … [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...]