Australian rangers have discovered a giant cane toad in a national park.
The mighty specimen of a “Cane Toad”, as the animals are called in English, weighs 2.7 kilos – and thus more than many a newborn baby, said the environmental organization Queensland Environment.
The giant toad will probably set a new world record.
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Legend:
The poisonous cane toad originally comes from South America.
Conway National Park
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They were introduced to Australia in 1935, originally with the idea of using them as pest control in sugar cane plantations.
Conway National Park
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But the toads multiplied so massively that they are now considered a plague. Because of their invasion, some mammals and reptiles are highly threatened.
Conway National Park
Ranger Kylee Gray says she was breathless when the monster amphibian suddenly appeared in Queensland’s Conway National Park. “I reached down and grabbed the cane toad and I couldn’t believe how big and heavy it was.”
A cane toad this size will eat anything it can fit in its mouth.
The female is said to be 25 centimeters long. “A cane toad this size will eat anything it can fit in its mouth, including insects, reptiles and small mammals,” it said.
According to the Guinness Book of Records, the previous record holder was registered in Sweden in 1991: Prinsen (Prince) weighed 2.65 kilograms at the time. An average specimen of a “Bufo marinus”, as cane toads are called by their scientific name, weighs about 450 grams, according to the website.
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