LAGUNA CANYON FOUNDATION
February 2008 E-Letter ___________________________________
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Pacific Treefrog, Hyla regilla, by Chris Gunn, used with permission, www.northislandexplorer.com. |
If we can discover the meaning in the trilling of a frog, perhaps we may understand why it is for us not merely noise but a song of poetry and emotion.
~Adrian Forsyth, from A Natural History of Sex (Scribner's, New York, 1986) |
Hello, friends. During mating season, male Pacific treefrogs perform a concert every night. Led by a dominant chorus master, they gather mainly around puddles, ditches and ponds, where the females will later lay their eggs. Because Pacific treefrogs spend so little of their time in trees, some scientists prefer to call them Pacific chorus frogs. Measuring just 3/4-inch to 2-inches long, these small frogs are famous for their big voices, which can be heard from over a mile away. Their familiar choir has achieved worldwide recognition as the classic "forest at night" soundtrack in decades of movies and television shows. The frogs' legendary love song is another reason to KEEP IT WILD. |
This Valentine's Day, treat your sweetheart to a fitness hike from 9-11 a.m. in the James Dilley Preserve. Visit www.lagunacanyon.org to learn about this program and many more. Laguna Canyon Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to preserving, protecting and enhancing Southern California's second-largest coastal canyons parkland.
Questions? E-mail Ellen Girardeau Kempler, Communications Director, Laguna Canyon Foundation, lagunacf3@lagunacanyon.org |