Why is it said that frogs say 'ribbit'?

The extremely well known "ribbit" frog call is actually specific to only a small handful of frog species from the North American Pacific Coastal regions. read more

The extremely well known "ribbit" frog call is actually specific to only a small handful of frog species from the North American Pacific Coastal regions. This is because the call of the Baja California Treefrog was used as the background sound effect for countless old movies, regardless of where the movie was set. read more

In English, of course, it’s said to rouse the world with a pealing “cock-a-doodle-doo.” In Spanish, the cock says “qui-qui-ri-qui.” In French: “co-co-ri-co.” In Chinese, the rooster has something else to say: “gu gu gu.” In Arabic, it greets dawn with “siyaaH.” The Turks, in my opinion, do the rooster best. read more