The American toad is one of the most well-known toad species throughout North America. Its notable warts and big, round eyes ...

When it comes to the king of the pond, few species have quite the claim to the crown as the cane toad. Local nonprofit Mad Mouse Zoodio brought one to the studio to share more about the world's ...

I was delighted to catch her basking in full sun just seconds before she hid, but this summer has been cool, and because toads are cold-blooded, the sun star’s warmth must have brought welcome ...

Toads need a few basic things: water in which to breed (a small backyard pond or even a ditch that holds water in the spring will suffice), a moist, dark place to hide and soil to burrow into.

Tiny, endangered toads transplanted to Colorado pond successfully breed after 7 years By Jennifer Brown The Colorado Sun. Tuesday, Aug 13, 2024 12:28 PM Updated Friday, Aug. 16, 2024 6:14 PM.

Cane toads in Florida secrete a milky-white toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including ...

Then they tried to capture the toads the following summer, searching for them in a pond above Buena Vista, to see whether they were infected with the deadly fungus.

In nature, boreal toads burrow into willow shrubs and holes around their ponds and enter into brumation beneath the snow pack. The zoo has to re-create the wild. "You have to manipulate their ...

Amphibians, such as frogs, toads and newts, use ponds mainly for breeding. They spend the rest of their time hunting in damp, earthy places. Amphibian eggs and tadpoles can only survive in water, but ...

Once the pond is gone, the amphibians and insects, and the creatures that feed on amphibians and insects, are also gone. Image Three-lined salamanders traverse a patch of moss.