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 ...

Everyone that has ever heard a frog croak associates the sound with the word “Ribbit.” In reality, the natural noise that comes from a frog or toad is really more like a chirp. Thanks to the magic of ...

CHERRY HILL, N.J. -- Scientists have discovered a new frog species in southern New Jersey that makes some un-froglike sounds. The Atlantic Coast leopard frog groans and makes coughing noises rather ...

Frogs are interesting creatures, but they are best admired in marshes and other natural habitats, not on your front porch.

Twice a year, Linda Berker and her husband Donald James head out from their Lapeer County home in search of the croaking, chirping sounds of frogs. They drive to a few sites a mile apart from each ...

To find her mate amidst a cacophony of frog croaks, groans, squeaks and trills, a female green tree frog just needs to take a deep breath. “We think the lungs are working a bit like some ...

Scientists have found seven new species of frogs in Madagascar whose high-pitched calls they say are like the “sound effects from the sci-fi television series Star Trek”. Researchers from the ...

Climate change has become the secret wingman to male frogs, as experts discover a noticeable shift in their mating calls. Around 41 per cent of amphibian species are threatened with extinction, ...

If it quacks like a duck, it’s a wood frog. If it sounds like sleigh bells jingling, it’s a spring peeper. If it sounds like ...