When threatened, hairy frogs break toe bones to form sharp, temporary claws that pierce through their skin for defense. Males sprout blood-rich, hair-like filaments during mating season, boosting ...

In nature, the ability to survive is usually determined by an organism’s speed, camouflage, and poison. However, one frog species is even more radical than all others and employs a truly unique ...

The frogs are found in sub-Saharan Africa and live in slow-moving or stagnant water. They are known for their flat bodies, vocal organs which can produce sound underwater, and claws on the first three ...

Talk about concealed weapons: Harvard University biologists have discovered that some species of African frogs can puncture the skin of their toes with sharp, hooked bones and use them as claws to ...

Hairy frogs are unique frogs in the squeaker frog family that are native to Central Africa. Perhaps the most fascinating fact about the hairy frog is its formidable, hidden claws. Wolverine, a ...