Cow Patties May Have Helped A Toxic Toad Invade Australia
The center of Australia, is a dry, hot, unforgiving landscape, but the edges of the continent are more diverse, with beautiful wooded mountains, lush rainforests and thriving cities. And farms. Lots...
View ArticleFrogs Take Up Residence In Manmade Caves In Portugal
Serra de Estrela Natural Park encompasses a section of Portugal’s highest mountains. The largest natural conservation area in that country, the park is full of wildlife. There are wall lizards, otters,...
View ArticleBad News For Animals That Live In The Subnivium
You’ve probably never heard of the “subnivium.” That’s because it’s a term that scientists just made up (they do that). The group of ecologists and biologists, led by Jonathan Pauli of the University...
View ArticleChoosing The Closest Guy Sometimes Makes Sense — For A Frog
The strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio) is instantly recognizable, with its bright red coloring that announces to potential predators “don’t eat me.” These tiny amphibians — which reach only a...
View ArticleA Tiny Frog That Should Be Deaf Hears With Its Mouth
Far away on the islands of Mahé and Silhouette in the Seychelles in the western Indian Ocean can be found one of the world’s smallest frog species, Gardiner’s frog, just 10 to 11 millimeters in length....
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