Continuing her occasional exploration into matters of animals and human society, Barbara J. King takes a look at last week's NPR story on... Late last Friday afternoon, just about to relax into the ...

Summer nights — for a small few in the South — are a time for wading through yucky ponds with a flashlight in one hand and a frog gig in the... The Old Gig: Catching Frogs On Warm Summer Nights Bick ...

Frog legs are one of nature’s delicacies. Contrary to some reports, they don’t taste like chicken. They taste like frogs. The white meat is sweet and succulent. They’re especially good when dipped in ...

In the dark of the night, all we could hear was the slow rhythmical honking of bullfrogs as we neared the pond. Carrying a burlap bag and a flashlight, I was accompanying my brother who was armed with ...

Late last Friday afternoon, just about to relax into the weekend, I checked NPR.org to see what was new and ran smack into a story about a cruel tradition here in the American South: frog gigging.