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There are gems to be found in the dense forests surrounding Brazil’s Juruá River Basin. Not the kind you’ll find on a piece ...
They were poison dart frogs, and they were unlike any others the expedition team had seen before. Jet back with metallic turquoise-green stripes and orange “chrome” limbs, these frogs were ...
The southern corroboree frog is an iconic species in Australia. The tiny frog is known for the striking yellow and black ...
Small but deadly, these colourful frogs carry skin toxins that can paralyse or kill. Just one can contain enough poison to kill 10 people. This invasive species secretes milky toxins from its ...
But how do they learn which frogs and toads are safe to eat and which are poisonous? A fringe-lipped bat zeroes in on its dinner. This species of bat listens for calls to identify which amphibians ...
Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) found that the fringe-lipped bat, known to eavesdrop on frog ...
The metallic poison frog, active during daytime hours, has a long-lasting trill, or call, of 21–45 notes. While perched on ...