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 ...

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 ...

In northern Australia, some freshwater crocodile populations are down by 70% because they're eating a kind of super poisonous toad that isn't even from Australia. Well, now a team of researchers has ...

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 ...

They urged creation of a "containment zone." Experts issue warning on rapid spread of creatures that can cause catastrophic ...

Researchers in Australia concerned about the sharp decline of freshwater crocodiles who eat a toxic, invasive toad species have come up with a stomach-churning way for the reptiles to help themselves.

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...

Australians scientists have found a new way of killing poisonous cane toads by using cat food to attract carnivorous ants. The method was discovered by University of Sydney biology professor Rick ...

This 15-inch-long cane toad from Darwin, Australia, weighs nearly 2 pounds. The toads, which were imported from South America in a failed effort to eradicate a beetle eating Queensland sugarcane crops ...

While it's anatomically impossible for a human to swallow their tongue, a new study shows that cane toads (Rhinella marina) achieve this feat each time they eat. Cane toads swallow prey using a ...

Cutter described the invasive pests as "incredibly tough amphibians", capable of surviving a broad temperature range from ...