‘Toadzilla:’ Unexpectedly large cane toad discovered in Australia | USA TODAY

The cane toad weighed in at nearly 6 pounds. Local news reported the toad was euthanized and taken to the Queensland Museum.

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30 comments

    1. @DarkSide Politics humans found their ways across continents on their own. Cane toads were placed somewhere they don’t live and don’t belong. Both are destructive but only one is invasive. Unless you consider humans are part of panspermia, then yes. We may be considered invasive in that circumstance

    2. Because toads are ugly and they deserve to be irradicated. I’m totally on team frog though, they have those little smiley faces.

  1. Well it’s obvious to me that this cane toad it could be possible that evolution is taking a roll with the species in Australia. Perhaps with so many dangerous predators in Australia perhaps the species is evolving into a gigantic species to meet the demands of its environment and possibly hunt new types of prey. Or possibly just gigantism.

    1. It’s hotter and drier in Australia. Cane toads don’t have natural predators cause as soon as you put them in your mouth they secrete a toxin that makes you hallucinate! If you don’t have to metabolism to keep warm then you can use your metabolism to grow❤

    1. They killed it because it is a non indigenous species that will kill the Australia wildlife. Australia’s are very protective of their unique habitat.

    1. All largest specimen must be killed and stuffed by a taxidermist.. don’t you know. Because we humans are the smartest species on earth. 😇

  2. I lived in Zimbabwe. We had GIANT green frogs with yellow bellies. The locals always claimed that they had TEETH…..😵

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