The Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is well known for its ability to play dead when under threat from a predator. It's such an iconic scene that anyone or anything feigning death can be said ...

A Pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla) male calls at Washington state's Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Cyril Ruoso, Nature Picture Library When ice and snow begin to melt in California's high ...

The frogs have a new place to hop — in the sack. A Suffolk County town installed a “tunnel of love” under a busy roadway in an effort to preserve its local frog population — and it’s sure to offer ...

Peculiar courting rituals are a common thread in the animal kingdom. Some animals go to extreme measures to secure a mate and survive. Other species forgo the mating process and instead become meals.

Every other Friday, the Outside/In team here at NHPR answers listener questions about the natural world. Today's question comes from Andy, calling from Dover, New Hampshire. Alejandro Vélez: That is a ...

While “ghosting” is a popular method of ending a relationship with a potential suitor for humans, female frogs take that concept to the next level. In a phenomenon dubbed “tonic immobility,” a recent ...

On rainy spring nights in a forest near the Polish capital, a citizen "Frog Patrol" springs into action -- humans helping ...