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National Geographic Expedition On the latest NPR / National Geographic Expedition, Alex Chadwick takes a look at one of the stranger animals found in Australia...the South American Cane Toad. Originally brought to the country to eat sugar cane beetles, the Cane Toad population has exploded. Making matters worse, the toad is poisonous to other wildlife and can decimate would be predators.
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National Geographic Expedition

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National Geographic Expedition

National Geographic Expedition

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National Geographic Expedition

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On the latest NPR / National Geographic Expedition, Alex Chadwick takes a look at one of the stranger animals found in Australia...the South American Cane Toad. Originally brought to the country to eat sugar cane beetles, the Cane Toad population has exploded. Making matters worse, the toad is poisonous to other wildlife and can decimate would be predators.