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SYDNEY - A cane toad the size of a small dog has been captured in Darwin, startling environmentalists who are fighting to stop the reptiles from spreading across the country.
"It's a monster toad," said Paul Cowdy from FrogWatch, which caught it. "We've never seen a cane toad
this big. It's a male and normally females are bigger." The toad measures 20.5cm in length and weighs 840g - twice the normal weight.
Cowdy says FrogWatch captures toads "put them in plastic bags, freeze them and turn them into liquid fertiliser".
- REUTERS