Climate crisis has frogs in Puerto Rico croaking at a higher pitch
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2023
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The Guardian, United Kingdom
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Frogs in Puerto Rico are croaking at a higher pitch due to global heating, scientists have found.
The frogs appear to be decreasing in size at warmer temperatures, which causes their croaks to become high pitched. If the trends continue, the heat could become too much for the sensitive amphibians to survive successfully, researchers have said.
The call of the coquí frog is well known to most who have spent time in Puerto Rico. It is named for its two-note call “co-qui”, which rings out throughout the island every night.
Male coquí frogs use their distinctive call to mark their territory and warn off rivals, but scientists have noticed that it is changing...
The frogs appear to be decreasing in size at warmer temperatures, which causes their croaks to become high pitched. If the trends continue, the heat could become too much for the sensitive amphibians to survive successfully, researchers have said.
The call of the coquí frog is well known to most who have spent time in Puerto Rico. It is named for its two-note call “co-qui”, which rings out throughout the island every night.
Male coquí frogs use their distinctive call to mark their territory and warn off rivals, but scientists have noticed that it is changing...
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