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Cane toads (Bufo marinus) are massive, highly toxic creatures that eat almost anything they can swallow, including insects, small rodents, and even birds.

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SYDNEY - Australian rangers have killed an invasive “monster” cane toad discovered in the wilds of a coastal park – a warty brown specimen as long as a human arm and weighing 2.7kg.

Cane toads were introduced into Australia in 1935 to serve as pest control for the sugarcane industry. That original purpose didn’t work out, but the toads have thrived and spread.

That original purpose didn’t work out, but the toads have thrived and spread. This has been disastrous for Australia’s native predators, which are highly susceptible to the cane toad’s toxins.

Cane toads (Rhinella marina) were brought to Australia in the 1930s, and quickly began to wreak havoc on native species (SN: 2/3/14). Their harm comes not from what they eat, but from what eats them.