The Mating Game Notes
Eastern Gray tree frog
Located: Eastern North America
Habitat: Small trees/ shrubs by shallow bodies of waters
Reproduction: Males attract females using a flute like trill, when the females are ready to lay their eggs,
males and females climb to the pond to mate. Females can have up to 2,000 eggs
Growth: Tadpoles become young frogs in eight to 10 weeks. By summer's end, young frogs have left the
pond to begin feeding in trees and shrubs alongside the adults
African Elephant
Location: Sub-Saharan Africa
Habitat: primarily savanna but also bush and forest habitat
Reproduction: Males maintain a complex dominance hierarchy outside the matriarchal society of the
females.
Growth: After mating, gestation usually lasts about 22 months -- the longest gestation period of any
mammal. Females generally give birth to one calf, which if male leaves the herd at 12 to 15 years of age,
and if female remains with the herd for the duration of her 60- to 70-year life span.
Uganda kob
Location: Central Africa
Habitat: floodplains and other well-watered areas
Reproduction: ales defend territories on courtship arenas called leks. An average lek about 200 meters
in diameter will contain about 15 circular territories, each defended by a male. Males patrol their
territory's boundary, whistling loudly in an attempt to attract females.
Growth: Gestation lasts for about nine months, after which the female gives birth to one offspring on
average.
Green Tree frog
Location: Eastern North America
Habitat: Low vegetation very near constant water sources
Reproduction: Males use a nasal croak to attract females. When eggs are mature, the females enter the
water and are clasped by the males in a process called amplexus. As the female lays the eggs, the male
fertilizes them externally.
Growth: Tadpoles transform into adults after about two months.