When it comes to frog noises, most people’s knowledge basically begins and ends with the word “ribbit.” Should anyone want to change that sad reality, Smithsonian Folkways is here to help. The 75-year ...

Even in the fall, there are a few Quak concerts. Photo: Getty Images The croaking of frogs and toads is as much a part of spring as birdsong and gardening. When these animals go courting in ponds and ...

From today’s vantage point, some of Folkways’ early, non-musical titles may seem like novelties, and perhaps many of them were at the time. But they also radiate an unmistakable spirit of possibility.

Male túngara frogs croak from shallow puddles to attract mates. But new research finds that their love songs have a dark side: They create ripples that attract the attention of frog-eating bats. And ...

One of the seven new species of frog named after Star Trek captains found in Madagascar - Mark D. Scherz/SWNS Frogs that whistle “like sound effects from Star Trek” have been discovered by scientists.

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. An image of Kermit the Frog with his banjo appeared on the screen before a small gathering of people learning how to identify frogs by their croaks. Then an image of a real ...

Turtles make a wide variety of sounds. Researcher Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen recorded surprising vocalizations from 50 turtle species. Listen to 13 of these seldom-heard turtle sounds, from croaking and ...

Manhattan’s aural landscape is distinctly man-made–the sound of decades of car culture squeezed into 22.8 square miles. Rewind to the year 1609, though, and you’d hear something entirely different: ...

CHERRY HILL >> Scientists have discovered a new frog species in southern New Jersey that makes some un-froglike sounds. The Atlantic Coast leopard frog groans and makes coughing noises rather than ...

Nobody wants to live next to an abandoned golf course. But who knew one of the biggest drawbacks is the sound of frogs croaking through the night? That's what North Fort Myers, Fla., residents are ...

NEW ORLEANS — Clarence “Frogman” Henry, an R&B singer from New Orleans whose croaking, frog-like voice at age 19 made the 1956 song “Ain’t Got No Home” a novelty hit, died Sunday. He was 87. Henry ...