As a general rule of thumb, most of the world’s wild animals keep their instinctual mating practices within their own species bubble. But if you’re a female plains spadefoot toad, then you just might ...

Scientists have long thought that when two animals from two different species mate, it’s a colossal error and the end of the road for the mismatched couple. It’s ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Male toads appear to be smooth talkers, knowing instinctively how to say the right "words" to woo a mate. But scientists are puzzling over why females respond to calls that, ...

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