Rats with Surgical Precision
October 29, 2019
Australian Water Rats have learned how to eat an invasive species of poisonous toads without harming themselves. The intelligent rats have adapted by eating the heart and in-trails of the toads which is the only part of the toad that is not poisonous.
The toads are becoming a large problem because they have dramatically effected the animal population, driving some to the edge of extinction.
The article is well organized as it goes in to the biology of both the rats and the toads. It also includes multiple interview quotes from scientists that are researching the newly found phenomenon. On top of that they include multiple pictures of both animals. Fair warning, there are also pictures of the dead toads after they have been eaten by the rats.
https://www.foxnews.com/science/australian-water-rats-learned-eat-poisonous-toads-surgical-precision
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