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By Jules Howard\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 26 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Some frogs certainly can scream, especially the common frog. The usual cause of this shrill, piercing shriek is alarm at a predator, often a cat or dog. The noise can last for more than five seconds and resembles the scream of a startled baby.<\/p>\n

Why do frogs scream?<\/h2>\n

Juvenile birds and crocodiles<\/a><\/strong> are thought to emit calls like this to attract the attention of their parents, but little is known about the adaptive significance of such distress calls in frogs.<\/p>\n

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Common brown frog (Rana temporaria) with its mouth open. \u00a9 Jens Gade\/Getty<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Most scientists agree that the scream probably evolved as a mechanism to startle attackers, but it could also serve to attract secondary predators. If a bird attacks a frog, for instance, the frog\u2019s scream may lure a cat. The jury is currently out on the true evolutionary reasons at play.<\/p>\n

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