Animals & Science

As told to me by my father, who grew up in rural Taiwan. When I was in my early twenties, my grandfather passed away and my father went to Taiwan for the funeral. When he came back he said all of...

Frogs are one of Mother Nature's most amazing creations. Highly skilled and specialized hunters, frogs are able to jump long distances and capture prey from afar with their long tongues. Frogs...

Garden frogs are wonderful amphibians that live in and around ponds, streams and lakes. The best way to appreciate their presence is to know how they have adapted to life around the garden pond.

Creating a safe haven for koi and leopard frogs is easy. Simply use common sense and the frogs and koi will remain as safe as possible. Remember, though, the food chain goes on and predators...

Poison dart frogs, also called poison-arrow frogs, raise their young in a very different way from most other frogs. Both the mother and father frog play roles in ensuring their offspring survive...

Argentine Horned Frogs (also commonly referred to as Pacman, Ornate Horned, Argentine Wide-mouth and Bell Frogs) are popular pets, due in part to their colorful markings and unique appearance.

"Pretty but deadly" are words often used to describe the blue poison dart frog. The highly toxic, sticky mucus on the skin of the blue poison dart frog is a strong defense against predators. Their...

Frogs are a widely diverse group of amphibians that can be found throughout the world. Frogs are characterized by moist skin and the lack of scales and claws. Frogs also undergo a transformation...

Red-eyed tree frogs are amphibians native to the forests of Central America and northern South America. Some people keep them as pets, and you can see them in zoos as well. Also called red-eyed...

The world's rain forests play host to more species of animals than any other habitat. Some scientists estimate that over 50 percent of the world's animal species live in its rain forests. Plant...

April is National Frog Month - Go Grow a Frog! Kids of all ages love tadpoles! Now is a perfect time to get outside and learn about the friendly frog! This activity helps children observe the...

Tadpoles, or polliwogs, need to live in an aquarium with a sand bottom and shallow, de-chlorinated water. Learn about feeding vegetation to tadpoles with help from a veterinarian in this free...

Some companies make kits on growing frogs, and this can be a good way to watch the entire metamorphosis process. Find out how to create an environment for frogs to live in with help from a...

Wood frogs grow to be about two or three inches, and they are typically kept in an aquarium with a moist bottom. Learn about the wood frog's ability to adapt its blood to freezing temperatures...

A few types of pet tree frogs include green tree frogs, the White's tree frog and red eye tree frogs. Learn about the more than 5,000 species of tree frogs with help from a veterinarian in this...

Green tree frogs are very common in the southeastern United States, and they are insectivores. Discover how to prepare a moist environment for a green tree frog with help from a veterinarian in...

Frogs typically have larger, more bulging eyes than toads, and frogs usually have a more narrow body. Learn about the skin differences between frogs and toads with help from a veterinarian in this...

Southern cricket frogs are often illegal to keep, but they are a type of tree frog that needs to be kept in a semi-moist environment. Learn about the chirp of southern cricket frogs with help from...

Albino African black-clawed frogs are lively, small and they need to live in an aquarium with a sand substrate and low filtration. Discover what type of water should be used when keeping albino...

There are between 45,000 and 50,000 different species of frogs, so identifying different species requires identification charts or field guides. Find out how to use the Internet to identify frogs...

A frog's life cycle begins as an egg that develops into a tadpole, and this tadpole will develop front legs and back legs. Find out how frogs use their tails as a nutrient base with help from a...

Frogs live in almost every ecosystem in the world, except for polar regions, and are very diverse. Look for frogs in rain forests, near water or in trees with insight from a science teacher in...

Male and female frogs and toads lack the familiar external markings that male and female mammals possess. There are a few ways to tell male and female frogs and toads apart from one another.

A valuable pest controller, toads belong to the same animal group as frogs. However, they differ from frogs in many ways, including their physical characteristics and habits. Toads are found...

Just under 4,000 species of frogs live on this earth. They range in size from a half inch to the largest frog, the Goliath, which is about a foot long and lives in Africa. Frogs are amphibians,...

The Western Chorus Frog, also known as the Striped Chorus Frog, is a common tree frog in central and Eastern North America. The frog has a distinctive appearance and call making it fairly easy to...

The Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens) is a common and widespread frog in North America. Also known as a Meadow Frog or a Grass Frog, the Northern Leopard Frog is an easy frog to spot and...

Green frogs (Rana clamitans) and bullfrogs (Rana catesbieana) are very similar in appearance. There are, however, a few characteristics that one can use to easily tell the difference between the...

During spring and summer months, many species of amphibians breed. This is a guide that will help you find frog eggs.

Collecting tadpoles and watching them develop into frogs is a great exercise in teaching children about metamorphosis. Because the process of metamorphosis takes a few weeks in most cases, it is...

When determining the size of a frog population, it is often helpful to use mark-recapture techniques. Clipping the toes of a captured frog safely gives these frogs a unique mark, so that if they...

Sometimes it is useful to know how large a population is. Determining stocking numbers for fish, or whether your turtle or frog population is declining year after year can be important. Whether...

The sound of frogs croaking signifies the arrival of spring. Frogs are beneficial because they can eat many insects and are indicators of good environmental health, but they have specific habitat...

The Bull Frog, also known as the American Bull Frog, is a common frog in North America. Bull Frogs are known as True Frogs and they can be fairly easy to spot if you know what to look for.

Impress your friends, family or children by catching a frog on the first try. Frogs live near ponds, in moist places and near water. If you can hear them, you know they are nearby. When you see...

Most people use the words “frog” and “toad” interchangeably, perhaps allowing for the fact that the former tend to be slimier and the latter tend to be wartier. However, there are some other...