In nature, many animals mimic others, for a variety of purposes. Now scientists have uncovered the latest example of this peculiar ability—finding that the Congolese giant toad mimics the appearance ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian park rangers believe they have stumbled upon a record-breaking giant toad deep in a rainforest. Dubbed "Toadzilla", the cane toad, an invasive species that poses a threat ...

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 ...

As Kylee Gray got out of her car, she looked to the ground and gasped in disbelief. The ranger at Conway National Park in Queensland, Australia, had stopped the vehicle last week in a wild rainforest ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Cane ...

AIRLIE BEACH, Australia – Rangers in Conway National Park in Queensland, Austrialia, were shocked when they stumbled upon a cane toad so big, they named it Toadzilla. As rangers were driving on a ...

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

When it comes to applying misleading names to things, naturalists are certainly guilty. For example, the name "common snapping turtle" insinuates that species is, well, common when the opposite is ...

Just a month ago, we were worried about murder hornets, the giant insects native to Asia that were threatening to spread in North America. So far (thankfully!) the murder hornet invasion has largely ...

An African toad has found a nifty way to scare off predators: it looks and sounds like a venomous snake. This strategy of “Batesian mimicry” is common in some other animal groups, but is extremely ...