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Cane Toads

Cane Toads. By: Melanie Norris. Background Information. Cane toads are heavily built anph ‍‍ ibians . the scientific name: Bufo marinus weighing up to 2 kg Cane Toads are found in habitats ranging from sand dunes and coastal heath to the margins of rainforest. 1 st Generation Problem.

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Cane Toads

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  1. Cane Toads By: Melanie Norris

  2. Background Information • Cane toads are heavily built anph‍‍ibians. • the scientific name: Bufomarinus • weighing up to 2 kg • Cane Toads are found in habitats ranging from sand dunes and coastal heath to the margins of rainforest

  3. 1st Generation Problem • The Cane Toads introduced to Australia 70 years ago to control insect pests in sugar-cane fields. • The farmers were afraid of the beetles destroying the crops in the fields. • in part because the beetles live at the tops of sugar cane • Cane toads are not good climbers, so they are not able to get the pests.

  4. 2nd Generation Problem • The cane toad has poison glands • The tadpoles are highly toxic to most animals if they were ingested. • The venom inside these toads burn if it contacts body parts such as your eyes, mouth, and nose, it can be very painful.

  5. 3rd Generation Problem • They eat a wide range of material; in addition to the normal prey of small rodents, reptiles, other amphibians, birds and a range of invertebrates, they also eat plants, dog food and household refuse. • Cane toads have a habit of swallowing their prey.

  6. Solution • The farmers would use chemicals to kill of the beetles that the Cane Toads were not able to get.

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