When three-time world surfing champion Mick Fanning was a teenager he trained with his mates. Now Australia's next generation of stars are being mentored, from the age of 12, to become world champions.
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Researchers in South America have recorded the use of ultrasound by a frog for defense against predators, a first in the region, shedding light on amphibian behavior.
<p>For the first time in South America, researchers recorded the use of ultrasound by a frog endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil, which has more species of amphibians than any other country. Other frogs may use very high-frequency calls for the same purpose.</p>