Photo from WIkimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Most Efficient Song<\/h2>\n
Besides the decibel level, I find a couple other elements of their sound interesting. First, it is only the male Coqui that will sing – insert your “all guys are loud mouths” joke here. So what is the male trying to tell the world? Well the “Co-Qui” sound they produce tells other frogs in their vicinity \u00a0two very important things. The “Co” part of their song warns all other males that this is their home so they had better not try intruding on their turf. The “Qui” part of their song impresses the ladies as the sole purpose of this part of their call is to attract a pretty little female Coqui to their lily pad. You have to admit that they are pretty efficient having both calls all rolled into one catchy song.<\/p>\n
I will leave you with a 30 second clip of the Coqui singing to both their enemies and their mates. Enjoy!
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