Toads are an evolutionary success story. In a relatively short span of time, they diversified into around 500 species and spread to every continent except Antarctica. Now, Ines van Bocxlaer from Vrije ...
Adult cane toads are deadly to native lizards in Australia Bernard Dupont/Flickr Varanid lizards in Australia have been trained not to eat toxic adult cane toads through aversion training. The lizards ...
Scientists have devised a radical solution to reduce the damaging impact of Australia's deadly cane toads. They have trained wild monitor lizards, known locally as goannas, not to eat the toxic ...
Crocodiles are more likely to eat their meals in the water after toxic toads invade their habitat. Scientists believe that the behavioural change may help the reptiles wash away poison from the cane ...