Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Dog-sized frog
This massive cane toad, 15-inches long and weighing in at almost two pounds, was captured in Darwin, Australia by a group called Frogwatch. The group seeks and destroys non-native toxic toads that are apparently wreaking havoc on Australia's ecosystem. From the Associated Press:
Link (via Fortean Times)"We kill them with carbon dioxide gas, stockpile them in a big freezer and then put them through a liquid fertilizer process" that renders the toads nontoxic, (Frogwatch coordinator Graeme) Sawyer said.
"It turns out to be sensational fertilizer," he added.
Previously on BB:
• Cane Toad accessories Link
• Hallucinogenic toads sold in breeding pairs Link
• Flying dead toad used to smuggle SIM cards into Bangkok prison Link
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