Large numbers of toads move towards the breeding ponds.

We rescue what catfish we can and use our present breeding pond as a water supply.

The precise times of migration for both species, to and from the breeding ponds, occur during periods of sustained nighttime rainfall.

The breeding ponds of most species of long-toed salamanders completely dry up during the dry season.

Throughout October to March, they hibernate under logs and stones or in the mud at the bottom of their breeding ponds.

Somehow, in the breeding ponds of Asia where farmers tend their paddy rice, only minor variants have appeared.

It also came from the waters surrounding these sceptered isles - not some filthy breeding pond in Indonesia.

So, for instance, suppose that in a population of frogs, males fight to the death over breeding ponds.

This frog requires still waters for breeding, and is rarely found at any great distance from its breeding ponds or marshes.

The larval period lasts about three months, with metamorphs leaving the breeding ponds in late spring.