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Video showing desert rain frog squeaking leaves internet amused
Desert Rain Frog creates its squeaky noises to express rage, anger and scare the predator
Video featuring a Desert Rain Frog trying to scare its predator goes viral but for the wrong reasons!
After a Twitter account shared a video of the amphibian, social media users were amused to listen to its squeaky sound.
The species, which is mostly found in Namibia and South Africa, is on a decline due to the loss of the quality and extent of its habitat.
Desert Rain Frog creates its squeaky noises, which is mostly like a chew toy, to express rage, anger and scare the predator, unlike other frogs who croak to attract mates.
However, the frog's attempts to terrify someone come across as cute to a lot of internet users after the Science Girl shared a post on Twitter in a thread and wrote, "The unexpected sound of a desert rain frog."
In the next tweet, she gave the source of the video as a YouTube link. Since being shared, the post has received over 47,000 likes and 6,000 retweets. Several users commented on the funny yet adorable sound the toad was making.
One user said, "I just listened to this a few times. Now the dog is sitting there, tongue in his neck, broom tailing, waiting for the new squeaky toy to be thrown."
