In nature, many animals mimic others, for a variety of purposes. Now scientists have uncovered the latest example of this peculiar ability—finding that the Congolese giant toad mimics the appearance ...
In the wild rainforest of Australia’s north, park rangers have stumbled upon a predator so large they felt they had no choice but to dub it Toadzilla. The giant cane toad was discovered Jan. 12 by ...
Dubbed "Toadzilla," she weighed in at 5.95 pounds, six times more than the average of her species. Cane toads were introduced to Australia in 1935, and are designated as pests by authorities. Park ...
As Kylee Gray got out of her car, she looked to the ground and gasped in disbelief. The ranger at Conway National Park in Queensland, Australia, had stopped the vehicle last week in a wild rainforest ...
Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Cane ...
AIRLIE BEACH, Australia – Rangers in Conway National Park in Queensland, Austrialia, were shocked when they stumbled upon a cane toad so big, they named it Toadzilla. As rangers were driving on a ...
Rangers in northeastern Australia were astonished when they stumbled across what may be the largest toad on record, weighing in at nearly 6 pounds. Dubbed "Toadzilla" by the rangers, the 2.7-kilogram ...
Just a month ago, we were worried about murder hornets, the giant insects native to Asia that were threatening to spread in North America. So far (thankfully!) the murder hornet invasion has largely ...
An African toad has found a nifty way to scare off predators: it looks and sounds like a venomous snake. This strategy of “Batesian mimicry” is common in some other animal groups, but is extremely ...