Frog sounds…🐸🔊 Most frogs can make sounds if they are distressed or under attack. Male frogs also make territorial calls particularly when it is raining. Only male frogs give the mating call. They make these calls by pumping air over the vocal cords in their throat. Vocal sacs under their throat increase the volume of the sounds from the vocal cords. Female frogs have ears that are tuned to hear only the call of their own species in a crowd of calling males, so there is no chance of them getti

Every summer about this time, gray tree frogs converge on Iowa ponds for mating and egg-laying, and with hundreds of frogs involved, the calling becomes a roar. They are commonly heard in forests from late spring to mid-summer, especially on quiet rainy days, but more frequently at night. Around these small breeding ponds, however, is probably the only time you'll hear them in super-concentrated numbers. The video doesn't do the overall noise level justice, because it is truly deafening. | Iowa