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'Toadzilla' world's biggest? Australian rangers find
'monster' 2.7 kg cane toad
Guinness World Records lists the largest toad at 2.65 kg
Published: January 20, 2023 13:40
AFP
Cane toad dubbed "Toadzilla" and believed by Australian park rangers to be the world's biggest toad is held by Queensland Department of Environment and Science Ranger Kylee Gray, in Conway National Park, Queensland, Australia Jan. 12, 2023.
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SYDNEY: Australian rangers have killed an invasive "monster" cane toad discovered in the wilds of a coastal park - a warty brown specimen as long as a human arm and weighing 2.7 kilograms (6 pounds).
The toad was spotted after a snake slithering across a track forced wildlife workers to stop as they were driving in Queensland's Conway National Park, the state government said.
"I reached down and grabbed the cane toad and couldn't believe how big and heavy it was," ranger Kylee Gray said, describing how she discovered the amphibian last week.
"A cane toad that size will eat anything it can fit into its mouth, and that includes insects, reptiles and small mammals," she said.
The animal was taken away and euthanised.
Cane toads were introduced into Queensland in 1935 to control the cane beetle, with devastating consequences for other wildlife.
At 2.7 kilograms - nearly the weight of a newborn human baby - the toad may be a record breaker, the Queensland Department of Environment and Science said in a statement.
Describing it as a "monster", the department said it could end up in the Queensland Museum.
Due to its size, rangers believe it was a female.
What kind of sexist remark is that?
While the age is unknown, "this one has been around a long time," Gray said, explaining that the amphibians can live as long as 15 years in the wild.
Female cane toads can produce up to 30,000 eggs in a season, and the animals are incredibly poisonous, causing local extinctions of some of their predators.
In India, bride calls off wedding as groom fails to count currency notes
After the girl called off the wedding, a heated argument ensued between the two families
Published: January 22, 2023 14:35
IANS
Illustrative image. The bride called off her wedding when the groom failed to count currency notes.
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Farrukhabad: It was mathematics that led to a wedding being called off in Uttar Pradesh's Farrukhabad district.
A 21-year-old bride called off her wedding when the groom failed to count currency notes.
The shocking revelation came during the marriage rituals when the priest grew 'doubtful of the man's behaviour' and informed the girl's family.
The bride immediately walked off from the dais which led to a verbal spat between the two families and the police were called.
The bride's family claimed that until the day of the marriage, they were unaware that the 23-year-old groom was 'mentally weak'.
The bride's brother, said, "Marriages usually happen in good faith and the mediator was a close relative, so we trusted him and did not meet the guy. When the priest told us about his odd behaviour, we decided to conduct a test and gave him 30 currency notes of Rs 10 to count which he could not. After knowing about his condition, she refused to marry him."
After the girl called off the wedding, a heated argument ensued between the two families. The matter reached the police who tried to mediate but the bride was not willing to give in so the baraat had to return.
Baraat - Groom's wedding procession.
SHO Anil Kumar Chaube said, "No police complaint has been filed in the matter yet."
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