Sound on! Who needs online dating when you could have a toad’s call for mating? This mating call is produced by male toads in order to attract females during the breeding season and to warn other rival males of their presence. Sometimes they can last up to thirty seconds! 🐸 | Shedd Aquarium

American toads are beginning to emerge after spending the winter lying dormant. As the males congregate in wetlands and ponds, they begin calling loudly in the hopes of catching a female's attention. Each male has a slightly different frequency and volume to their call, which sets them apart from the rest of the crowd. #WetlandWednesday 🎥 Filmed with permission at @Fontenelle Forest | Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

Say hello to the Dixie Valley toad, the first new toad species described in the United States in almost fifty years. This video, captured by Center staff, is the only known publicly available footage of the adorable amphibian. Dixie Valley toads make their home in a small area of the parched desert valley in central Nevada. Thermal springs bubble to the surface, creating verdant wetlands where the toads thrive. Unfortunately, a geothermal energy project has been proposed that could completely de