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Frogs, chickens, guinea pigs, doves and a crawfish were just a few of the over 200 animals that were found in a home near Niles Wednesday, according to deputies.
Friday 25, the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary (CVHAS) held its annual “Frog Watch” at Dickinson Park.
For those interested in helping track various amphibian populations in the Rocky Mountain region, the University of Wyoming’s Biodiversity Institute will host a training session for community ...
Despite holding water for months at a time, vernal ponds are not good habitat for mosquitoes. Tucked into a picturesque corner of Pittsford is the Robert C. Corby Arboretum and Wildlife Sanctuary, an ...
This is Lingít Word of the Week. Each week, we feature a Lingít word voiced by master speakers. Lingít has been spoken ...
The most common migrating species in Maine are spotted salamanders, red-backed salamanders, blue spotted salamanders, four-toed salamanders, wood frogs and spring peepers, who can be heard nightly.
Kids squeal as peepers hop onto their shirt-fronts and marvel at wood-frogs. In New England, the star of Big Night amphibians is the spotted Salamander. They are around 6 inches long, black with ...
Some years ago, she was studying Canadian wood frogs. When the weather turns cold, the frog’s metabolism changes, allowing it to freeze itself. All its cellular processes stop. Its heart stops.
Researchers found that wood frog (Rana sylvatica) tadpoles can adjust their growth and development in response to ranavirus, potentially improving their chances of survival. A group of viruses that ...
The series of videos, filmed over the last seven months by Capouellez, focuses on wild populations of American toads, wood frogs, gray tree frogs and pickerel frogs and will be posted during the week.
In this edition of A Moment in the Wild, meet one of our early spring breeding species of frogs, the wood frog. This species may vary in color from tan and browns to reds and pinks, but is ...