The male frog uses a valve in his throat to make some weird and wonderful noises to attract a mate- he chooses to go on the pull at night presumably because the night is generally a quieter time for him to be heard. Some people sleep at night.
One such frog chose to do his mating call right next to my ear one night, separated only by a wall constructed of leaves the powerful clicks reverberated through my chest. This particular frog, I deduced, was either very lazy or just not very good at finding his perfect match and seemed to be expecting her to come hopping right to his side without having to go anywhere. When his mates started up the chorus I had no choice but to join in- needless to say I was quite relieved that I didn’t score.
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