In the early days of television, Johnny Carson hosted a quiz show each weekday afternoon on ABC-TV called “Do You Trust Your Wife?” Couples were interviewed by Carson in his patented wise-cracking ...
If you spend a lot of time with certain frogs, you’ll probably notice a behavior called toe-tapping: a rapid up-and-down movement of the middle toes of the hind legs. People have known about ...
Some frogs trick their male competitors with a theatrical leg kick. A new study digs further into why the unusual gesture may have evolved. By Sabrina Imbler The male Bornean rock frog cannot scream ...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 23, 2008 – Biologists at Harvard University have determined that some African frogs carry concealed weapons: When threatened, these species puncture their own skin with sharp ...
In rainforests in Gabon, amphibians with larger toes relative to their body length are found higher in the forest canopy. Leptopelis boulengeri, commonly known as the Victoria Forest Tree Frog, is ...
At least 11 species of African frogs carry a built-in concealed weapon — they can sprout claws on demand to fight off attackers, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. When threatened, the frogs can ...