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Why do frogs croak?
Name: Chris Gioia Jamie Taylor Paul Imbordino
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Why do frogs croak?
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Hi Chris, Jamie and Paul!
Thanks for your question!
Though there are a lot of different kinds of frogs, from what we know,
many of the males make a series of "metallic" clicking calls to attract
females. In South America, males start calling at the beginning
of the rainy season (October-March).
This information was from an article called "Adaptations in Frogs and
Toads" by Karl H. Switak in PACIFIC DISCOVERY vol. XXIX #5 Sept-Oct
1976. If you'd like to learn more about frogs , you can find this article
and many others (and books, too!) , with the help of your librarian.
By the way, frogs make many other noises besides the clicking, too.
Noises like croaks, whistles and burps! They were also probably
one of the first animals in the world to make any noises at all!
It was a good idea to check the biology archives first, now , thanks to
your question, there probably will be some information on frogs in the
archives, too!
Tom F Ihde
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