![]() But despite the volume of frogs and the sounds of the calls, actually getting footage of their escapades was a challenge. These frogs are everywhere around the river,” Willaert says. “During the monsoon it's constantly raining, so it’s very humid. ![]() “It’s a very unique experience,” says Bert Willaert, a biologist who has taken part in dozens of nightly expeditions-led by SD Biju, a frog expert at the University of Delhi-to capture the Bombay night frog’s mating habits on video. Little does he know that his overtures also attract a different species of admirer-one whose sole mission is to catch him in coitus. Once he sets up his seasonal abode, he’ll start calling a serenade to any nearby females moving around in the dark. In India's Western Ghats mountain range, near the Koyna Lake south of Mumbai, this means a branch, leaf or rock overhanging a mountain stream. Like any single male with a bachelor suite, the Bombay night frog knows that getting lucky is all about location. ![]()
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