Scientists have knocked out genes that trigger cane toad tadpoles to turn into active toads, turning them into "Peter Pan"-like perpetual adolescents. The work provides a way to slow or halt the ...

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In hopes that they could control destructive cane beetles, people introduced cane toads to Australia in 1935. Instead, the amphibian's population exploded, and today, cane toads number roughly 200 ...

A zoo has released nearly 700,000 endangered toads and spawn into the wild - to save them from extinction. On March 27, 690,957 endangered Houston toad eggs, tadpoles and toads were released into ...

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