Animals

Females lay up to 60 eggs per clutch every two to three years, which hatch after approximately two months. Most juveniles do not survive past the third year of age.

During the day, they can only be found when the sky is clouded over.

Pesticides and wetland drainage are the main factors working against this species.

It is estimated, however, that there might be over 300,000 species. To establish the current number ...

When threatened, the cane toad produces a milky-white toxic liquid called bufotoxin.

The tadpoles remain in the pond for the next two years, then undergo metamorphosis in August or September.

They dig a burrow system with multiple exits in the ground or under limestone rocks. Burrows are dug ...

A complex of burrows can cover up to 1,000 square meters. Tunneling systems can function for decades ...

However, this does not apply to juveniles, which can fall prey to larger predators.