Female frogs aren't hopping to mate with every interested male frog, scientists have found. Instead, they are faking their deaths to escape unwanted attention. Female European common frogs were ...

Next time you spot a frog that appears to be dead, it could just be the female amphibian trying to escape male attention, scientists have discovered. Research has shown that female European common ...

They pretend they’re dead and use a variety of other tactics to avoid the advances of overeager males, proving they’re not defenseless and passive. By Elizabeth Preston Some male frogs cannot take a ...

(Gray News) - Researchers say some female frogs may fake their own deaths to avoid unwanted male advances. According to a study published in the Royal Society, researchers found that some female ...