On a dark night in the swamp two pairs of Cope's Gray treefrogs sit in close proximity. The males hold onto the larger females.

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Size: 5139px × 3430px
Location: Pitt County, NC, United States
Photo credit: © Anton Sorokin / Alamy / Afripics
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