ABC News publishes story about female frogs faking their deaths, and the jokes honestly write themselves
http://twitchy.com/laura-w/2023/10/11/abc-news-publishes-story-about-female-frogs-faking-their-deaths-and-the-jokes-honestly-write-themselves-n2388428
In a different kind of story for today, we have learned some critical information from ABC News about female European common frogs. Researchers have found that some of these female frogs were faking their own deaths to avoid unwanted male attention during mating season, so let's turn on our frog lights, folks, it's getting pretty froggy out there!
ABC News (@ABC) ~ Female European common frogs were observed engaging in "tonic immobility" — essentially feigning their own deaths — to avoid mating, according to a new study.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/female-frogs-fake-death-avoid-unwanted-attention-males/story?id=103859698&;cid=social_twitter_abcn
It appears as though female common frogs just aren't hopping to find a mate. ABC reports that they engage in an 'explosive' breeding season. Read here:
European common frogs engage in an "explosive" breeding season, a short season in which males fiercely compete for access to females, which results in scrambling and fighting. Males also may harass, coerce or intimidate females into mating, according to the study.
Uh oh, Biden on the loose in the swamp, again!
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