These hilarious pictures show a ring of amorous toads locked in an embrace with their shared object of desire - a tennis ball.
這些滑稽的照片中，幾只正處在交配季節(jié)的雄蟾蜍像一個環(huán)一樣緊緊地抱著他們共同的夢中情人：一個網(wǎng)球。

The adult males, feeling passionate in the last precious days of the mating season, were fooled into thinking the discarded ball was a female because of its curvy shape and size.
在交配季節(jié)寶貴的最后幾天里，這些熱情似火的雄蟾蜍誤以為這個被丟棄的網(wǎng)球是一只雌蟾蜍，這是因?yàn)閮烧叩男螤詈痛笮《己芟嗨啤?/div>

Professional photographer Reinhard Dirscherl captured the amusing moment at a small lake in Stockdorf near Munich, Germany.
專業(yè)攝影師Reinhard Dirscherl在德國慕尼黑附近的一個小湖泊里，捕捉到了這個蟾蜍求偶的有趣畫面。

Mr Dirscherl, 48, said: 'During mating season, male toads hold on to everything that looks or feels like a female toad.
攝影師Dirscherl今年48歲，他說：“每年的交配季節(jié)，雄蟾蜍會緊緊黏在那些看起來或感覺上像雌蟾蜍的東西上?！?/div>

'They will do this for several hours until they see something else that looks like a female or until they actually find one.They are not "resting" on the tennis ball, they just go a bit crazy during the mating season.'
“雄蟾蜍會數(shù)小時一直保持抱住網(wǎng)球的姿態(tài)，直到他們看到別的像雌蟾蜍的東西或者找到一只真的雌蟾蜍，他們才會放開。雄蟾蜍并不是在網(wǎng)球的休息，他們只是在交配季節(jié)有一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)瘋狂?！?/div>

The breeding season for the common toad lasts from early February until early May, according to the RSPCA. Each spring, toads may be seen migrating in large groups and over distances of a kilometre or more to reach their pond and breed.
英國皇家動物保護(hù)協(xié)會稱，蟾蜍的交配季節(jié)從二月上旬開始，在五月上旬結(jié)束。每年春天，大群蟾蜍們都會遷徙一公里或更遠(yuǎn)的距離，去各自的池塘交配繁殖。

At this time, the grey-brown amphibians are not just vulnerable to being tricked by a tennis ball - many are squashed when crawling across roads before they even reach their breeding ground.
每年這個時候，這些灰棕色的兩棲動物不僅僅易于被網(wǎng)球之類的東西欺騙，還有許多蟾蜍在沒到達(dá)繁殖地之前，就在爬過公路時被壓扁。

Toads have a dry warty skin which means they can't 'breathe' through their skin as well as frogs, but they can survive on land in drier places.
蟾蜍干燥的皮膚上布滿疣，這意味著他們不能像青蛙一樣通過皮膚呼吸，但比起青蛙，它們可以在更干燥的陸地上生存。

Mr Dirscherl, from Munich, added: 'I was really pleased with the shots, I have never seen anything like this before.'
來自慕尼黑的攝影師Dirscherl說：“我對這些照片很滿意，我以前從未見過與之類似的東西?！?/div>