Female frogs aren't hopping to mate with every interested male frog, scientists have found. Instead, they are faking their deaths to escape unwanted attention. Female European common frogs were ...

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 ...

Next time you spot a frog that appears to be dead, it could just be the female amphibian trying to escape male attention, scientists have discovered. Research has shown that female European common ...

Grab fast and hang on for hours. A fierce grip is all the courtship finesse a male frog needs in species that reproduce in frenzied mobs. Female European common frogs, however, have at least three ...

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 ...

When you think of an animal playing dead, especially in North America, you probably picture the Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana), commonly known in the region simply as a possum. It’s such an ...