With fall hitting us like a lighting bolt, it feels like we’re closer to winter than the summer we’ve just left behind. Amphibians and reptiles of all kinds are becoming increasingly scarce. I was quite surprised to find this gray tree frog near the bottom of a tree. Yes, just last week I could hear these frogs singing at the top of their trees. However the weekend brought rain and cold weather. My first impression, they are preparing to hibernate. That’s when I asked myself, what are the specific characteristics of the gray tree frog’s winter hibernation. My belief was that they will take refuge in an underground burrow to protect themselves from frost through their winter hibernation. Although it can choose to do so as a form of protection from predators, the Gray tree frog has a high freezing tolerance. They can survive freezing on up to 80% of the Continue reading
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