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High on the mist-shrouded slopes of Mt. Lushan in northern Jiangxi Province, China, herpetologists have identified a horned ...

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Learn about the cane toad, its lethal defense strategy, and why it is so detrimental to the environments it invades.

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Park rangers in northern Australia found a cane toad so giant that it provoked gasps and disbelief. The toad, which the rangers nicknamed "Toadzilla," weighed in at what's believed to be a ...