Frogs respond to predation before they hatch
Niklas Fuchs and M.-O. Rödel, in their 2025 paper, provide the first description of juvenile Pristimantis latidiscus. They document an egg-burying behaviour, interpreted as a simple form of parental care. The frogs bury their eggs—presumably as a protective strategy. In experimental manipulations, eggs that were handled every two days (to …