Isn't this unexpectedly cute?

This little fella is called the Breviceps macrops, also known as the Desert Rain Frog. The adorable, high-frequency sound that it's making is caused by the inflation of its body. I'm guessing this war cry is a nice little defense mechanism to ward off potential predators.

Care to share any other surprisingly unique animal-related videos?

I'm not sure, but it got the dog's attention.

It's cute as amphibians go, I guess.

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Here ya go!



Sometimes nature allows for ironic moments...

Sounds like a doggy chew toy Don't tell him I said that. I expect the vocalizations are for mating, that is usually the purpose. Making noise in general just calls attention to yourself, not a good plan when dealing with predators.

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Isn't this unexpectedly cute?

You kinda took away the element of surprise, since the thread title caused me to expect it to be cute.

It's definitely different. If I had just walked up on it in the wild, I probably wouldn't have thought it was a frog. (not sure what I would have actually thought it was, but I'm pretty sure it would've been something other than a frog.)


I think it sounds like a dog's squeaky chew toy. If he ever sees a dog, and still wants to continue living, he should probably shut up until the dog is a safe distance away.

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Originally posted by _Del_
I'm not sure, but it got the dog's attention.

Same here! I was overrun with German Shepherd!

Here's my contribution... Baby bats

Oh my God, at first I thought it was 'something' covered in snow. I didn't know it was sand or even that that was a frog! ADORABLE!!!!!!!

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Awwwwwww baby bats! That was just the sweetest video! I would love to feed baby bats and have them under my care for a while.

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Wow that was one tolerant lion! He looked like he was thinking "Eeeeeew, doggy licks!"

Oh come on, more people have to see that adorable frog!!!!!!!!! Bumping this up.

Bite Size.

I bet I could eat a bucket of them deep fried.

Frog legs?

All I can see are millions of frogs with tiny crutches...

They look too small to eat and they are just too damned adorable!

I keep playing that damned video. Squeak!

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lol, if I find any more videos like this, I'll be sure to share them! Thanks for the other videos!