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A Murder of Crows and the Exploding Toad Epidemic (2019x14)
: 13, 2019
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In the spring of 2005 during their mating season, toads in Germany and Denmark began exploding. Spewing guts, blood and skin for nearly a yard in every direction; the disturbing phenomenon at first baffled concerned scientists, although they eventually discovered the cause of the fatal condition.
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