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'Monster cane toad' dubbed 'Toadzilla' found in Australia
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Rangers in Australia stumbled upon a giant cane toad resembling a "football with legs"

Toxic cane toads are invading Taiwan. Conservationists race to contain warty amphibians.
By Harry Baker published
Taiwan is racing to contain an outbreak of invasive cane toads, which likely escaped from a black market breeder.

Cannibal toads eat so many of their young, they're speeding up evolution
By Laura Geggel published
Competition is so fierce Down Under, the invasive cane toad has become a mega-cannibal.

Snakes disembowel toads and feast on the living animal's organs one by one
By Mindy Weisberger published
For the first time, scientists have observed snakes disemboweling toads to dine on their organs.

Gory Photo Shows How a Mystery Predator Turned a Toad Inside Out
By Mindy Weisberger published
A nature walk near a reservoir in the U.K. recently took a gruesome turn.

This Toxic Toad Could End Up Killing the Predators on Madagascar
By Mindy Weisberger published
The Asian common toad toxic threat to native species in Madagascar.

Experts Are Stumped by the Toad with a Stump for a Face
By Mindy Weisberger published
Why does this toad have no face?
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