Researchers in Minnesota have revealed that frogs also prefer to mate with partners who can perform multitasking. According to the study, Cope's Gray tree frogs, Hyla chrysoscelis, chose male frogs that can perform two or more difficult tasks quickly at the same time.

The researchers said that it means females mate with male species of higher quality compared to those who are not able to multitask so easily.

The female frogs figure out the male's ability to multitask through their calls. "Trilled" mating calls are produced by the male gray tree frogs. These calls are made up of a string of pulses.

The range of each of their calls is between 20 and 40 pulses, and they make five to 15 of these calls per minute.

Most male frogs are only able to either perform longer or more frequent calls. However, males, who can do both, are preferred by the females. Jessica Ward is a researcher at the University of Minnesota and lead author for the study.

"It's easy to imagine that we humans might also prefer multi-tasking partners, such as someone who can successfully earn a good income, cook dinner, manage the finances and get the kids to soccer practice on time", said Ward.