The toxic cane toad has placed evolutionary pressure on snakes to adapt their body shape, Australian researchers say. Evolutionary biologist Ben Phillips and PhD supervisor Professor Richard Shine of ...

Large multi-year study shows that juvenile "taster toads" taught goannas to avoid eating poisonous cane toads, preventing population collapse A landmark study published in the journal Conservation ...

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All it takes is one miserable night after a bad dinner or drink to make humans avoid an ingredient for life. To teach freshwater crocodiles in Australia to avoid a lethally poisonous toad, all it ...

Australian park rangers discovered a potentially record-breaking giant cane toad last week. Dubbed "Toadzilla," she weighed in at 5.95 pounds, six times more than the average of her species. Cane ...

Eating rabbit, camel, carp, feral cat, deer and cane toad might sound extreme to some, but it's gaining attention as a ...

Cane toads secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including dogs and cats.