Budd Andrews, of Pelican Rapids, Minn., has never been to Stonehenge. But one of his carved wooden frogs has hopped the Atlantic and had its picture taken at England's famous rock collection. Whether ...

A shaded tunnel of lattice ends in a world of beady-eyed creatures frozen in time, all with stories of their own. Imagination takes hold and the small adventures of the wooden carving seem to come to ...

Tahltan-Tlingit artist Dempsey Bob (b. 1948, Telegraph Creek, BC) has a story about frogs handed down from his grandfather. He shared it during a talk previewing an exhibition of his work, “Wolves: ...

The wood frog survives extreme winter temperatures by freezing solid, with its heart stopping for nearly eight months. It uses its natural antifreeze, a mix of glucose and urine constituents, to ...

Their staccato voices can make a muskeg bog as loud as a city street, though most are so small they could sit in a coffee cup without scraping their noses. They surprise hikers, who notice them ...

Typical signs of spring include budding trees, a colorful assortment of flowers, tweeting birds and the cacophony of singing frogs. The warmer weather is enough to inspire anyone to sing with joy, but ...

It may seem a bit early to be listening for frogs, but wood frogs rush the season. They emerge from beneath forest leaf litter in late winter, and as soon as the ice melts, they sing. A wood frog’s ...

The North American Wood Frog has developed an impressive strategy for surviving cold New England winters. It doesn't seek warmth as other animals do. The wood frog goes with the cold and actually ...