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| mun chien andalusia |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 08:03:56
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4486247.stm
Mystery of German exploding toads
Toad (Pic courtesy of Freefoto)
The toads of Altona are dying in their thousands
Toads in an area of northern Germany are being killed off by a mysterious disease - they are exploding.
Thousands of the amphibians have died in recent days in a pond in Hamburg's Altona district, with their bodies swelling to bursting point.
The toads' entrails are propelled for up to a metre (3.2ft), in scenes that have been likened to science fiction.
Scientists are baffled. Possible explanations include a unknown virus or a fungus in the pond.
"You see the animals crawling on the ground, swelling and then exploding," German conservationist Werner Smolnik told AFP news agency.
The bodies of the toads expanded to three and a half times their normal size, he said.
"I have never seen such a thing," AFP quotes veterinarian Otto Horst as saying. The site - which has been dubbed "the pond of death" - has been closed to the public.
The exploding toads have also crossed the border north into Denmark, according to Danish Radio.
It reported that a large number of toads that live in a pond near Laasby in central Jutland have started to suffer the same fate as the German amphibians.
The toads crawl onto the land, swell up and explode in the middle of the night, the radio said.
actually i've seen this happen as a kid. my cousins put a sigarette in the toad's mouth and since the animal could only inhale and not exhale exploded. but i 'd never heard of spontaneous toad explosions before
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 04/30/2005 : 04:31:33
Sounds like a nice guy.
I joined the secret forum, and all I got was this lousy secret
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| starmekitten |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 11:15:28
my dad used to blow up toads and stick them on train tracks
true story
(unless it's not)
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| vilainde |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 09:03:23
Who's been feeding the toads Viper liquor, a la Street Trash?
Denis
"His chops are too righteous. The helmets can't handle this level of rock 'n' roll. Karen, do something!" |
| Frog in the Sand |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 08:54:11
Toads shouldn't eat at McDonald's. |
| Monsieur |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 08:43:24
They eat way too many firecrackers.
I will show you fear in a handful of dust |
| KimStanleyRobinson |
Posted - 04/29/2005 : 08:23:24
quote:
Originally posted by mun chien andalusia
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4486247.stm
The toads' entrails are propelled for up to a metre (3.2ft), in scenes that have been likened to science fiction.
poor little toadies.
MOVIE MOVIE MOVIE!!! |
