... this hibernation is not a perfect one, and there is a doubt if in a mild winter some species hibernate at all. For example, the little cricket frog or "peeper" has been seen many times in mid-winter alongside the banks of flowing streams, and during the open winter of 1888-89 numerous specimens of leopard and green frogs were seen on different occasions in December and January, while ... — A Book of Natural History - Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. • Various
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