Encounters Wood Frogs
Series: Encounters
From: Encounters: Radio Experiences in the North
Length: 00:29:00
Listen to a rare sound in the Arctic when you follow host Richard Nelson to a wood frog song locale. You'll meet a creature that has the ability to completely freeze in the winter - it's lungs, heart the whole shabang- and then defrost in the spring in time to chirp off a mating call.
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Piece Description
Listen to a rare sound in the Arctic when you follow host Richard Nelson to a wood frog song locale. You'll meet a creature that has the ability to completely freeze in the winter - it's lungs, heart the whole shabang- and then defrost in the spring in time to chirp off a mating call.



