Toxic cane toads are evolving into an 'eco-nightmare' that are able to cover huge distances, a study says. Scientists, writing in the journal Nature, found the toads are getting leggier, moving faster and further than their shorter-legged counterparts.
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Since their arrival in Queensland in 1935, they have been sweeping through Australia leaving a trail of dead creatures in their wake.
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The scientists say the toads are causing an "ecological nightmare", killing many native creatures including snakes, monitor lizards and mammal predators, which are poisoned after eating their toxic skin. (BBC)
Thursday, February 16, 2006
Beware the toads!
It sounds like something from a ridiculous sci-fi movie from the 50's, but I guess it's all-too-real.
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