More than 500 northern corroboree frogs bred by Taronga Zoo have been released into Brindabella National Park. There are ...

We often hear people talking about venomous and poisonous animals, so you’d easily be forgiven for thinking that they mean ...

The cane toad, also known as the cane frog, is considered the most destructive frog in the world. Originally from Central and ...

Toads burrow for safety, moisture, and temperature control. Learn how this instinct helps them survive extreme heat, cold, and predators.

Have you ever wondered how city life affects animals like frogs? A new study reveals that urban Túngara frog tadpoles develop ...

Anyone with a pool knows how easily animals can become stuck swimming in circles. It’s not uncommon to find insects, mice, ...

Cane toads in Florida secrete a milky-white toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including ...

It’s literally toxic to touch. Found in New Guinea, its feathers and skin carry the same poison as dart frogs. Scientists think it gets its toxins from eating poisonous beetles.

Two new poison frog species discovered in Amazon, scientists issue warning — Here’s why The frogs are in the Ranitomeya genus and are tiny. All are only 15 to 17 millimetres in length ...

Scientists found a “toxic”-skinned creature with “large” hands in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil and discovered a new species, a study said. Photos from A. T. Mônico via Koch, Mônico ...

Some wild animals have deadly toxins in their flesh to defend themselves against predators. When the Boxfish gets stressed, it releases ostracitoxin, which makes its flesh potentially poisonous.

Some poison dart frogs have less potent toxins, while others, like the golden poison frog, are among the most toxic animals on Earth. In fact, the golden frog secretes enough poison to potentially ...