Wildlife Wednesday 04/16/2025
Hoppy #WildlifeWednesday!
Let’s leap in and learn some fun facts about the impressive American bullfrog!
The American bullfrog is the largest frog in North America, with adults weighing more than a pound.
The name “bullfrog” comes from the noise males make during the breeding season, which sounds like a bull bellowing.
Their croaking call is often described as “jug-o-rum” and can be heard from a mile away.
American bullfrogs are voracious ambush predators, and will eat any animal they can overpower and stuff into their mouths. This can include anything from fish, snails, and insects to rodents, birds, and even bats. They are able to accomplish this through the quickness of their tongue strike and the powerful grip of their jaws.
On the flip side, bullfrogs are an important prey item for many animals, such as river otters, raccoons, herons, snapping turtles, and fish. Humans also hunt them for consumption and their legs are an ingredient in many cuisines.
Preferred bullfrog habitat is warm still water such as ponds and small lakes. They are fiercely territorial.
They are primarily nocturnal.
Join us for our night hike and frog monitoring program this Friday from 8:00-10:30 PM as we look for frogs and other amphibians and wildlife!