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Deep in the misty highlands of northwestern Peru, scientists have uncovered three entirely new species of frogs.
When it comes to evolution and survival of the fittest, though, there is usually a rhyme and reason to who survives to see ...
Earlier this month, the Vancouver Aquarium released over 100 endangered Northern leopard frog tadpoles into a natural wetland ...
In the rainforests of Malaysia, a group of “guardian” creatures carry their young on their backs. The animals are about 1.5 ...
Amphibians are facing a dangerous new threat, and scientists say it's one we can no longer afford to ignore. A study from ...
Darkness stretched across the mountains of northern Peru, coaxing a golden-eyed creature out of its hiding place. It perched on a leaf and made a “peep-like” sound. Suddenly, a beam of light cut ...
Eleven endangered male frogs that traveled 7,000 miles (11,000 kilometers) in a bid to save their species from extinction have “given birth” to 33 froglets at London Zoo.
It felt like for about 10 years we were just describing the extinction,” Knapp said. The Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog was added to the endangered species list in 2014.
The frogs were on the verge of extinction in 2019 after water extraction from mining, agriculture and development, exacerbated by climate change, decimated their habitat.
Endangered frogs snatched as tadpoles from fire-ravaged mountains above Los Angeles in 2020 were returned home last year in a moment of hope and excitement. But the California amphibians are once ...