CAIMITO, Puerto Rico — The resounding calls of “ko-KEE, ko-KEE” ring out in a cadence that brings music to Puerto Rican nights. The tiny frog that produces the melody is named coqui after its ...

PATILLAS, Puerto RicoPATILLAS, Puerto Rico — A curtain of sound envelops the two researchers as they make their way along the side of a mountain in darkness, occasionally hacking their way with a ...

The coqui of Puerto Rico is smaller than the tip of a finger, but its high-pitched call leaves a big impact on its listeners. That's the case for Lydia Borrero, who has been swayed at night by the ...

The coqui, the common name for a genus that includes 17 species in Puerto Rico, including three believed to be already extinct, is important to the cultural heritage of the island; it's considered a ...

For many Puerto Ricans, the nightly chirping of “coh-KEE” — the sound of a tiny frog known as the coquí — is like a national lullaby. But for one purported tourist, the noise felt more like a ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today it will protect a rare, recently discovered Puerto Rican frog, the coquí llanero, as an endangered species under the Endangered ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The bright chirp of the coquí frog, the national symbol of Puerto Rico, has likely resounded through Caribbean forests for at least 29 million years. A new study published in ...

CAIMITO, Puerto Rico (AP) – The resounding calls of “ko-KEE, ko-KEE” ring out in a cadence that brings music to Puerto Rican nights. The tiny frog that produces the melody is named coqui after its ...

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