Tag Archives: Frogs

A night in Ghana’s tropical forest

Night comes quickly, a steady dimming of the light as crickets and frogs take over from the daytime chorus of birds and cicadas. I and my local guide, Kwesi, tuck into rice and fish cooked over a camping stove. On other occasions, I have accompanied hunters to the forest and eaten kusie (giant pouched rat) […] … learn more→

Frogs leap away from deadly disease

The chance discovery of a previously thought to be extinct species of frog has led James Cook University researchers to believe amphibians may have found a way to survive a devastating and fatal infection. The Armoured Mist frog had not been seen for 17 years when a population was discovered in 2008 in a remote […] … learn more→