It’s once again time for the DNR to teach volunteers how to eavesdrop on the state’s 14 native amphibian species.

Animals do all sorts of things to attract each other as potential mates. Many birds, for example, produce feathers with elaborate color patterns—from the iridescent plumage of many hummingbirds to the ...

Humans and animals like the same sounds, new research reveals, proving Charles Darwin correct. The findings show that people ...

Citizen scientists listened to pairs of mating sounds from 16 different species, including male zebra finches, and selected ...

They used to be classified in the same family as what we call tree frogs, like the Grey Treefrog (another great noisy animal) in genus Hyla, but have been recently reclassified to the genus Pseudacris ...

Male green treefrogs attract mates with loud calls, but new research shows parasites can subtly change those signals.

Across the animal kingdom, sound is more than communication—it's a signal of survival and success. From birds and primates to ...

The week started with an audible sign that perhaps spring has actually arrived: The beloved pinkletinks, our local name for ...

Residents across Western New York are hearing that familiar sound again. It’s a sure sign that spring is not too far away. But before we get there, we still have to push through a few more dramatic ...

Hidden away in the scenic rolling hills of Nundle in north-west New South Wales, a group of animal conservationists waits until dark before making their next move. It has been a long trip from Sydney, ...

When the time is right, a good love song can make all the difference. A study from the University of California, Davis, found that temperature affects the sound and quality of male frogs’ mating calls ...