Exploding Toads Baffle Scientists (this is a real story) [View All]

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You know how scientist say that you can tell what human diseases are on the horizon based on the health of frogs and toads. Well .. UH OH


http://www.nbc4.tv/news/4427285/detail.html

Exploding Toads Baffle Scientists
Scientists Stumped
It's a scene straight out of a science-fiction movie: Toads are literally exploding at several ponds in Europe.


Toads Explode In European Ponds

In recent days, thousands of toads have died in two ponds, one in Germany and another in Denmark.

Scientists are stumped and have no idea why the amphibians swell to the bursting point -- up to 3½ times their normal size.

A scientist with the Hamburg-based Institute for Hygiene and the Environment calls it "absolutely strange" -- saying it doesn't appear to have happened anywhere before.

The toads fill up like balloons until their stomachs suddenly burst.

You can also google search toads combusting ... many news stories on this.