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Frog Fun
Springtime is frog time! In fact, April is National Frog Month. Ready for some froggy adventures? Let's hop to it!
Listen Up. In spring, male frogs call for females to be their mates.
- If you're anywhere near a pond, marsh, or other wet area, you can't miss their loud chorus.
- Look online or visit a local nature center to find out which frogs live near you and what their calls sound like.
- Then see if you can name the noisemakers you hear.
Sneak Close. Hearing frogs is easy, but, if you want to see frogs, you have to be sly.
- Quietly approach a place where you've heard frogs calling.
- If the frogs sense you coming, they'll each jump into the water with a splash.
- But if you stay still, they'll probably pop back up in a few minutes.
- Then you can get a good look.
Check Back. All that calling is about one thing: making more frogs.
- So be sure to look for eggs and tadpoles, too.
- First you'll see jelly-like clumps of eggs in the water.
- Later, look for little tadpoles swimming around.
- Come back every few days and you can watch as the tadpoles lose their tails, grow legs, and leap away as adult frogs!
Find out more and celebrate “Save the Frogs Day” by visiting savethefrogs.com/day/ online.
Activity by Kate Hofmann
Illustration by Debbie Palen