This week's question: The Sonoran desert toad, whose secretions have psychedelic properties when dried and smoked, is being hunted to near-extinction by trappers who sell the amphibians' slime to ...

For centuries, unusual animal behavior before earthquakes has been reported worldwide. Livestock becoming restless, wildlife ...

While impressive, the haul underscores what experts have long warned — the invasive pest continues to choke ecosystems and ...

Scientists are deliberately breeding the invasive cane toad in Western Australia's far north as part of a strategy to protect native wildlife. Exposing predators like goannas to small, non-lethal ...

Monsoon rains not only cool the air and bathe the desert. They also set the stage for a loud and lusty burst of amphibian amour. Several species of desert toads - quietly tucked away underground for ...

A family from Minnesota filed a missing person report days before the Metro Nashville Police Department found their loved one dead in an alleyway along Union Street. Two motorists were arrested for ...

Friends of the Rouge is seeking volunteers for its annual frog and toad survey in the Rouge River watershed. The survey data helps researchers track amphibian populations and the impact of development ...

Adult females successfully deposit up to 20,000 individual eggs within a single reproductive cycle. Maintaining the amplexus posture creates a technical hurdle during the critical external ...

Toads are fascinating creatures for several different reasons, but their reproduction process is easily one of the most interesting. Rather than simply laying eggs, they lay meter-long strings of eggs ...

The Surinam toad has an unusual trick for reproduction: instead of leaving their spawn in water to develop, once the eggs are laid, the male presses them into the female's back. She carries them until ...