Robofrog fools female tungara frog

In Animals, Research News, Video / 6 November 2013

A robotic male frog attracts a female tungara frog in a sound chamber at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Gamboa, Panama, in the summer 2013. To learn more click HERE.

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