Rangers found a toad in Australia that weighs a record-breaking 5.95 pounds. “I reached down and grabbed the cane toad and couldn’t believe how big and heavy it was,” says the park ranger who spotted “Toadzilla.”
Kylee Gray, a ranger with the Queensland Department of Environment and Science, holds a giant cane toad on Jan. 12 near Airlie Beach, Australia. The toad weighed 5.95 pounds.Queensland Department of Environment and Science via AP
Kylee Gray, a ranger with the Queensland Department of Environment and Science, holds a giant cane toad on Jan. 12 near Airlie Beach, Australia. The toad weighed 5.95 pounds.Park rangers in northern Australia found a cane toad so giant that it provoked gasps and disbelief. The toad, which the rangers nicknamed"Toadzilla," weighed in at what's believed to be a record-breaking 5.95 pounds — compared to an average weight of 1 pound.
Park ranger Kylee Gray spotted the monster toad while conducting track work in Conway National Park and"couldn't believe how big and heavy it was," she
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