jesus dont they squeal[no not cats] ?

[meatboy]

has anybody heard some squealing in the nights,this morning looking for a paint brush in a box outside I found a frog in there,so being the brave hunter that I am I called the wife to deal with it.go and get the fish net its one of those jumping ones,it jumps alright straight out of the box about 4ft.in the air and tooo fast for me to catch,after a few minutes the wife got the net over it and grabed it through the net it gave out such a high pitched squeal the dog came running thinking it was a cat,i have heard this noise in the garden at night always thought it might be a rat or bird some cat has caught,but a squealing frog.

it also sounded like a French rugby player whose had his balls squeezed in the pack.

[Tywais]

Types of frog calls

The calls made by frogs are not just used to attract a mate. Other type of calls made by frogs include territorial calls, distress calls, warning calls and release calls.

Territorial calls are calls made by male frogs to inform others that this is their patch and that intruders should ‘back off’! Often these calls are a low groan or are slightly different to the mating call. Territorial calls and mating calls are often classed as advertisement calls, letting other frogs know that they are present.

Distress calls are very dramatic calls made by a frog that is being attacked by a predator. These calls are usually a high-pitched scream or wail that startles a predator causing it to release the frog, allowing it to escape. These calls are a clear sign of panic and can be quite distressing to hear.

Frog communication.pdf

[meatboy]

Types of frog calls

The calls made by frogs are not just used to attract a mate. Other type of calls made by frogs include territorial calls, distress calls, warning calls and release calls.

Territorial calls are calls made by male frogs to inform others that this is their patch and that intruders should ‘back off’! Often these calls are a low groan or are slightly different to the mating call. Territorial calls and mating calls are often classed as advertisement calls, letting other frogs know that they are present.

Distress calls are very dramatic calls made by a frog that is being attacked by a predator. These calls are usually a high-pitched scream or wail that startles a predator causing it to release the frog, allowing it to escape. These calls are a clear sign of panic and can be quite distressing to hear.

Frog communication.pdf

thanks tywais it really took me back to hear such scream,then there's those who's mateing call is like a car alarm goes on for hrs.many a time I have got up in the middle of the night they are always sat on our pond feature,i move them to empty land behind us,then there's the ones that sound like fog horns,when they start behind us they come from all over the mooban to our house thinking that's a mate,we have netting on the gate to stop them coming in,them that do the mrs.shovels them up and drops them over the boundry wall.the dog loves to play with them but some are poisoness so I have to be aware.