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Natural State

Listen to the sound of spadefoot toads at Mono Lake

By Marissa Ortega-Welch
Published April 5, 2023 at 7:36 AM PDT
A head on photograph of a spadefoot toad
Gary M. Stolz, USFWS
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A head on photograph of a spadefoot toad

Great Basin spadefoot toads make a deep, guttural, rhythmic sound near Mono Lake on the east side of California. This audio was recorded by Bernie Krause with Wild Sanctuary.

Natural State
Marissa Ortega-Welch
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