The animal kingdom is full of fascinating tricks for enduring sub-freezing temperatures. Birds, for example, often just take flight for warmer parts unknown the moment a frost hits their environment.
Long before winter seals the forest under ice, certain frogs begin preparing for a transformation that defies basic biology. The wood frog (Rana sylvatica), along with a few treefrog species like the ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. It looks dead for months, its body packed with ice. But ...
Most amphibians die when exposed to salt — except the crab-eating frog, which thrives with it. Here’s how it rewrote the ...
In this video, 20 mystery tadpoles are raised into fully grown frogs, documenting their fascinating metamorphosis and showcasing unique species throughout the process. #frog #tadpole #aquarium ...
It had been five years since the first of the frog eggs had been moved, carefully plucked from Mexico's Baja Peninsula and transported by cooler to Southern California. Anny Peralta-Garcia was getting ...