Female European common frogs were observed engaging in “tonic immobility,” essentially feigning their own death to avoid mating, according to a study published [in 2023] in Royal Society Open Science.
Female European common frogs were observed engaging in “tonic immobility,” essentially feigning their own death to avoid mating, according to a study published [in 2023] in Royal Society Open Science.
Also possible researchers only hypothesized it, but the media is latching onto the hypothesis as hard fact for a sensationalist headline while using cherry-picked quotes, as often happens