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A man holds a small American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on July 3, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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American Toad
An American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) is in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on June 2, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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American Toad
An American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) is in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on June 2, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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American Toad
An American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) is in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on June 2, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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American Toad
An American toad (Anaxyrus americanus) is in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on June 2, 2025. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto) -
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'You want them to have a fighting chance': the world of toading
A night out with the Somerset volunteers helping amphibians cross the road to their mating grounds as populations decline.
It's slow-moving but time flies. It's meditative and weirdly exhausting. There's jeopardy, exhilaration and the awakening of powerful protective feelings. And, on a good night, there's cold rain trickling down the back of your neck.
Welcome to the world of toading, where endangered amphibians are rescued from lethal roads as they make their annual nocturnal pilgrimage to their mating grounds.
Charlcombe Toad Rescue, on the edge of Bath, is one of the busiest groups, and particularly hectic on a Thursday night of torrential rain.
The Charlcombe toad and frog rescue near Bath (16 Feb 2024).
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'You want them to have a fighting chance': the world of toading
A night out with the Somerset volunteers helping amphibians cross the road to their mating grounds as populations decline.
It's slow-moving but time flies. It's meditative and weirdly exhausting. There's jeopardy, exhilaration and the awakening of powerful protective feelings. And, on a good night, there's cold rain trickling down the back of your neck.
Welcome to the world of toading, where endangered amphibians are rescued from lethal roads as they make their annual nocturnal pilgrimage to their mating grounds.
Charlcombe Toad Rescue, on the edge of Bath, is one of the busiest groups, and particularly hectic on a Thursday night of torrential rain.
The Charlcombe toad and frog rescue near Bath (16 Feb 2024).
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'You want them to have a fighting chance': the world of toading
A night out with the Somerset volunteers helping amphibians cross the road to their mating grounds as populations decline.
It's slow-moving but time flies. It's meditative and weirdly exhausting. There's jeopardy, exhilaration and the awakening of powerful protective feelings. And, on a good night, there's cold rain trickling down the back of your neck.
Welcome to the world of toading, where endangered amphibians are rescued from lethal roads as they make their annual nocturnal pilgrimage to their mating grounds.
Charlcombe Toad Rescue, on the edge of Bath, is one of the busiest groups, and particularly hectic on a Thursday night of torrential rain.
The Charlcombe toad and frog rescue near Bath (16 Feb 2024).
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'You want them to have a fighting chance': the world of toading
A night out with the Somerset volunteers helping amphibians cross the road to their mating grounds as populations decline.
It's slow-moving but time flies. It's meditative and weirdly exhausting. There's jeopardy, exhilaration and the awakening of powerful protective feelings. And, on a good night, there's cold rain trickling down the back of your neck.
Welcome to the world of toading, where endangered amphibians are rescued from lethal roads as they make their annual nocturnal pilgrimage to their mating grounds.
Charlcombe Toad Rescue, on the edge of Bath, is one of the busiest groups, and particularly hectic on a Thursday night of torrential rain.
The Charlcombe toad and frog rescue near Bath (16 Feb 2024).
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'You want them to have a fighting chance': the world of toading
A night out with the Somerset volunteers helping amphibians cross the road to their mating grounds as populations decline.
It's slow-moving but time flies. It's meditative and weirdly exhausting. There's jeopardy, exhilaration and the awakening of powerful protective feelings. And, on a good night, there's cold rain trickling down the back of your neck.
Welcome to the world of toading, where endangered amphibians are rescued from lethal roads as they make their annual nocturnal pilgrimage to their mating grounds.
Charlcombe Toad Rescue, on the edge of Bath, is one of the busiest groups, and particularly hectic on a Thursday night of torrential rain.
The Charlcombe toad and frog rescue near Bath (16 Feb 2024).
Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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'You want them to have a fighting chance': the world of toading
A night out with the Somerset volunteers helping amphibians cross the road to their mating grounds as populations decline.
It's slow-moving but time flies. It's meditative and weirdly exhausting. There's jeopardy, exhilaration and the awakening of powerful protective feelings. And, on a good night, there's cold rain trickling down the back of your neck.
Welcome to the world of toading, where endangered amphibians are rescued from lethal roads as they make their annual nocturnal pilgrimage to their mating grounds.
Charlcombe Toad Rescue, on the edge of Bath, is one of the busiest groups, and particularly hectic on a Thursday night of torrential rain.
The Charlcombe toad and frog rescue near Bath (16 Feb 2024).
Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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'You want them to have a fighting chance': the world of toading
A night out with the Somerset volunteers helping amphibians cross the road to their mating grounds as populations decline.
It's slow-moving but time flies. It's meditative and weirdly exhausting. There's jeopardy, exhilaration and the awakening of powerful protective feelings. And, on a good night, there's cold rain trickling down the back of your neck.
Welcome to the world of toading, where endangered amphibians are rescued from lethal roads as they make their annual nocturnal pilgrimage to their mating grounds.
Charlcombe Toad Rescue, on the edge of Bath, is one of the busiest groups, and particularly hectic on a Thursday night of torrential rain.
The Charlcombe toad and frog rescue near Bath (16 Feb 2024).
Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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'You want them to have a fighting chance': the world of toading
A night out with the Somerset volunteers helping amphibians cross the road to their mating grounds as populations decline.
It's slow-moving but time flies. It's meditative and weirdly exhausting. There's jeopardy, exhilaration and the awakening of powerful protective feelings. And, on a good night, there's cold rain trickling down the back of your neck.
Welcome to the world of toading, where endangered amphibians are rescued from lethal roads as they make their annual nocturnal pilgrimage to their mating grounds.
Charlcombe Toad Rescue, on the edge of Bath, is one of the busiest groups, and particularly hectic on a Thursday night of torrential rain.
The Charlcombe toad and frog rescue near Bath (16 Feb 2024).
Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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'You want them to have a fighting chance': the world of toading
A night out with the Somerset volunteers helping amphibians cross the road to their mating grounds as populations decline.
It's slow-moving but time flies. It's meditative and weirdly exhausting. There's jeopardy, exhilaration and the awakening of powerful protective feelings. And, on a good night, there's cold rain trickling down the back of your neck.
Welcome to the world of toading, where endangered amphibians are rescued from lethal roads as they make their annual nocturnal pilgrimage to their mating grounds.
Charlcombe Toad Rescue, on the edge of Bath, is one of the busiest groups, and particularly hectic on a Thursday night of torrential rain.
The Charlcombe toad and frog rescue near Bath (16 Feb 2024).
Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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'You want them to have a fighting chance': the world of toading
A night out with the Somerset volunteers helping amphibians cross the road to their mating grounds as populations decline.
It's slow-moving but time flies. It's meditative and weirdly exhausting. There's jeopardy, exhilaration and the awakening of powerful protective feelings. And, on a good night, there's cold rain trickling down the back of your neck.
Welcome to the world of toading, where endangered amphibians are rescued from lethal roads as they make their annual nocturnal pilgrimage to their mating grounds.
Charlcombe Toad Rescue, on the edge of Bath, is one of the busiest groups, and particularly hectic on a Thursday night of torrential rain.
The Charlcombe toad and frog rescue near Bath (16 Feb 2024).
- Sheila Gundry the Operations Manager for the Froglife charity.
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'You want them to have a fighting chance': the world of toading
A night out with the Somerset volunteers helping amphibians cross the road to their mating grounds as populations decline.
It's slow-moving but time flies. It's meditative and weirdly exhausting. There's jeopardy, exhilaration and the awakening of powerful protective feelings. And, on a good night, there's cold rain trickling down the back of your neck.
Welcome to the world of toading, where endangered amphibians are rescued from lethal roads as they make their annual nocturnal pilgrimage to their mating grounds.
Charlcombe Toad Rescue, on the edge of Bath, is one of the busiest groups, and particularly hectic on a Thursday night of torrential rain.
The Charlcombe toad and frog rescue near Bath (16 Feb 2024).
Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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'You want them to have a fighting chance': the world of toading
A night out with the Somerset volunteers helping amphibians cross the road to their mating grounds as populations decline.
It's slow-moving but time flies. It's meditative and weirdly exhausting. There's jeopardy, exhilaration and the awakening of powerful protective feelings. And, on a good night, there's cold rain trickling down the back of your neck.
Welcome to the world of toading, where endangered amphibians are rescued from lethal roads as they make their annual nocturnal pilgrimage to their mating grounds.
Charlcombe Toad Rescue, on the edge of Bath, is one of the busiest groups, and particularly hectic on a Thursday night of torrential rain.
The Charlcombe toad and frog rescue near Bath (16 Feb 2024).
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'You want them to have a fighting chance': the world of toading
A night out with the Somerset volunteers helping amphibians cross the road to their mating grounds as populations decline.
It's slow-moving but time flies. It's meditative and weirdly exhausting. There's jeopardy, exhilaration and the awakening of powerful protective feelings. And, on a good night, there's cold rain trickling down the back of your neck.
Welcome to the world of toading, where endangered amphibians are rescued from lethal roads as they make their annual nocturnal pilgrimage to their mating grounds.
Charlcombe Toad Rescue, on the edge of Bath, is one of the busiest groups, and particularly hectic on a Thursday night of torrential rain.
The Charlcombe toad and frog rescue near Bath (16 Feb 2024).
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'You want them to have a fighting chance': the world of toading
A night out with the Somerset volunteers helping amphibians cross the road to their mating grounds as populations decline.
It's slow-moving but time flies. It's meditative and weirdly exhausting. There's jeopardy, exhilaration and the awakening of powerful protective feelings. And, on a good night, there's cold rain trickling down the back of your neck.
Welcome to the world of toading, where endangered amphibians are rescued from lethal roads as they make their annual nocturnal pilgrimage to their mating grounds.
Charlcombe Toad Rescue, on the edge of Bath, is one of the busiest groups, and particularly hectic on a Thursday night of torrential rain.
The Charlcombe toad and frog rescue near Bath (16 Feb 2024).
Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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BIONIC TOAD
BIONIC TOAD - A vet at Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital in Buckingham has conducted one of his smallest operations fixing a fractured humerus bone on a toad. The toad was discovered in a back garden with a broken left arm by a member of the public. The hospitals vet Steve Smith, managed to repair the break with a tiny VetKISS locking plate and four 1mm screws in an operation that took over an hour. The post-operative radiograph showed the operation was a huge success. The toad will remain with Tiggywinkles for the duration of his recovery where staff can monitor the arm to ensure it is healing well before he can then be released back into the wild, along with his bionic new arm. PICTURED AFTER THE OPERATION
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BIONIC TOAD
BIONIC TOAD - A vet at Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital in Buckingham has conducted one of his smallest operations fixing a fractured humerus bone on a toad. The toad was discovered in a back garden with a broken left arm by a member of the public. The hospitals vet Steve Smith, managed to repair the break with a tiny VetKISS locking plate and four 1mm screws in an operation that took over an hour. The post-operative radiograph showed the operation was a huge success. The toad will remain with Tiggywinkles for the duration of his recovery where staff can monitor the arm to ensure it is healing well before he can then be released back into the wild, along with his bionic new arm. PICTURED AFTER THE OPERATION
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BIONIC TOAD
BIONIC TOAD - A vet at Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital in Buckingham has conducted one of his smallest operations fixing a fractured humerus bone on a toad. The toad was discovered in a back garden with a broken left arm by a member of the public. The hospitals vet Steve Smith, managed to repair the break with a tiny VetKISS locking plate and four 1mm screws in an operation that took over an hour. The post-operative radiograph showed the operation was a huge success. The toad will remain with Tiggywinkles for the duration of his recovery where staff can monitor the arm to ensure it is healing well before he can then be released back into the wild, along with his bionic new arm. PICTURED AFTER THE OPERATION
© Jeff Moore / eyevine
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BIONIC TOAD
BIONIC TOAD - A vet at Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital in Buckingham has conducted one of his smallest operations fixing a fractured humerus bone on a toad. The toad was discovered in a back garden with a broken left arm by a member of the public. The hospitals vet Steve Smith, managed to repair the break with a tiny VetKISS locking plate and four 1mm screws in an operation that took over an hour. The post-operative radiograph showed the operation was a huge success. The toad will remain with Tiggywinkles for the duration of his recovery where staff can monitor the arm to ensure it is healing well before he can then be released back into the wild, along with his bionic new arm. PICTURED AFTER THE OPERATION
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BIONIC TOAD
BIONIC TOAD - A vet at Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital in Buckingham has conducted one of his smallest operations fixing a fractured humerus bone on a toad. The toad was discovered in a back garden with a broken left arm by a member of the public. The hospitals vet Steve Smith, managed to repair the break with a tiny VetKISS locking plate and four 1mm screws in an operation that took over an hour. The post-operative radiograph showed the operation was a huge success. The toad will remain with Tiggywinkles for the duration of his recovery where staff can monitor the arm to ensure it is healing well before he can then be released back into the wild, along with his bionic new arm. PICTURED AFTER THE OPERATION
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BIONIC TOAD
BIONIC TOAD - A vet at Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital in Buckingham has conducted one of his smallest operations fixing a fractured humerus bone on a toad. The toad was discovered in a back garden with a broken left arm by a member of the public. The hospitals vet Steve Smith, managed to repair the break with a tiny VetKISS locking plate and four 1mm screws in an operation that took over an hour. The post-operative radiograph showed the operation was a huge success. The toad will remain with Tiggywinkles for the duration of his recovery where staff can monitor the arm to ensure it is healing well before he can then be released back into the wild, along with his bionic new arm. PICTURED AFTER THE OPERATION
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BIONIC TOAD
BIONIC TOAD - A vet at Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital in Buckingham has conducted one of his smallest operations fixing a fractured humerus bone on a toad. The toad was discovered in a back garden with a broken left arm by a member of the public. The hospitals vet Steve Smith, managed to repair the break with a tiny VetKISS locking plate and four 1mm screws in an operation that took over an hour. The post-operative radiograph showed the operation was a huge success. The toad will remain with Tiggywinkles for the duration of his recovery where staff can monitor the arm to ensure it is healing well before he can then be released back into the wild, along with his bionic new arm. PICTURED AFTER THE OPERATION
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BIONIC TOAD
BIONIC TOAD - A vet at Tiggywinkles wildlife hospital in Buckingham has conducted one of his smallest operations fixing a fractured humerus bone on a toad. The toad was discovered in a back garden with a broken left arm by a member of the public. The hospitals vet Steve Smith, managed to repair the break with a tiny VetKISS locking plate and four 1mm screws in an operation that took over an hour. The post-operative radiograph showed the operation was a huge success. The toad will remain with Tiggywinkles for the duration of his recovery where staff can monitor the arm to ensure it is healing well before he can then be released back into the wild, along with his bionic new arm. PICTURED AFTER THE OPERATION
© Jeff Moore / eyevine
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FEATURE - Zootieren durchleuchtet
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X-Rays 1
07/12/2018
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Picture MUST credit : Oregon Zoo
A zoo is giving people a more intimate picture of its animals – after having them X-rayed.The procedure was done was part of continuing health checks on the wildlife population at Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon, USA.And they give incredible detail of the mammals, birds, lizards and amphibians who live at the park.A spokesperson said:” How do you x-ray a 320-pound (145 kilo) tiger? Very carefully, of course — and with state-of-the-art equipment.Every animal at the Oregon Zoo receives routine health exams, and often these checkups include x-rays. “Digital radiology has proved a useful diagnostic tool and helped the zoo’s animal experts provide excellent health care. “Digital radiology allows us to get X-ray results faster and fine-tune the images after taking them, so we’re able to minimize anaesthesia and examination time for animals, according to zoo veterinarians. “This decreased anaesthesia time means lower risk and improved safety for our patients. “Plus we can digitally archive images for later comparison, and share X-rays with consultants and veterinary staff at other zoos.” Zoo vets noted that the digital system produces images with great detail and clarity — which helps ensure excellent health care for the animals, and it also provides a unique glimpse inside the world of wildlife.The equipment used by the zoo was funded largely by a donation from the state’s Banfield Pet Hospital.
OPS: One of the Oregon Zoo x-rays.Toad
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FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Bilder des Tages
Le crapaud commun est une espece protege qui vit principalement la nuit dans nos jardins ou dans des endroits assez humides. .Sur son dos, il secrete un venin contenant des amines, des peptides et des alcalovØdes. Ce venin peut etre mortel, pour nos amis a quatre pattes 02/10/18 - La vicomte sur Rance - France - The Common Toad is a protected species that lives mainly at night in our gardens or in fairly humid places. On his back, he secretes a venom containing amines, peptides and alkaloids. This venom can be deadly for our four-legged friends. 02/10/18 - La Vicomte sur Rance - France//DAVIDJEANMARC_09310004/Credit:Jean-Marc David/SIPA/1810030955 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00878330
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Inventur: Das alljährliche Messen und Wägen der Tiere im London Zoo
MANDATORY CREDIT: ZSL London Zoo/REX Shutterstock. Only for use in story about annual weigh-in records animals? vital statistics at ZSL London Zoo. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission.
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Zoe Bryant weighs a newly metamorphosed Iberian Midwife Toad
Annual weigh-in records animals? vital statistics at ZSL London Zoo, London, Britain - 26 Aug 2015
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Two-month old penguin chicks and 80-year-old tortoises were just some of the huge variety of animals to have their vital statistics recorded at today's weigh in at ZSL London Zoo. (26 Aug 2015)
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Epic quest to find the world's forgotten frogs
Epic quest to find the world's forgotten frogs
Four years ago, conservationist and photographer Robin Moore embarked on the largest global quest for species lost to science. Accompanied by over 120 scientists in 21 countries, he went in search of frogs and salamanders last seen between 15 and 160 years ago.
The four-year quest has produced some surprising rediscoveries, including the Ventriloqual Frog from Haiti, capable of throwing its voice, and the Borneo Rainbow Toad, unseen in 87 years, and remarkable new species such as the "Monty Burns Toad" from Colombia which bears a striking similarity with the nefarious villain from the Simpsons.
Moore's fascinating new book, In Search of Lost Frogs, tells the story of the quest - its highs and lows, failures and discoveries, and the campaign's ongoing work - in a 70,000 work narrative wrapped around over 400 striking photographs.
As we lament the rampant loss of species in the midst of the sixth mass extinction - with amphibians at the forefront as the most threatened vertebrate group - Moore believes that hope is as important as despair in motivating people to care. "As conservationists we often get so caught up in communicating what it is that we are losing that we forget to instill a sense of hope," Moore says. "We need to revel in the weird and the wonderful, the maligned and the forgotten, for our world is a richer more wondrous place for them. Stories and images of discovery and rediscovery can help us to reconnect with our inner explorer - they can make us feel part of a bigger, wilder world. Rekindling a connection with the world beyond our concrete boxes is the key to caring about the way we are treating our natural world."
Photo Shows: A new species of beaked toad - later dubbed the "Monty Burns Toad" on account of its similarity to the nefarious villain in the Simpsons - found in the Choco of Colombia whilst searching for a lost species.
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Epic quest to find the world's forgotten frogs
Epic quest to find the world's forgotten frogs
Four years ago, conservationist and photographer Robin Moore embarked on the largest global quest for species lost to science. Accompanied by over 120 scientists in 21 countries, he went in search of frogs and salamanders last seen between 15 and 160 years ago.
The four-year quest has produced some surprising rediscoveries, including the Ventriloqual Frog from Haiti, capable of throwing its voice, and the Borneo Rainbow Toad, unseen in 87 years, and remarkable new species such as the "Monty Burns Toad" from Colombia which bears a striking similarity with the nefarious villain from the Simpsons.
Moore's fascinating new book, In Search of Lost Frogs, tells the story of the quest - its highs and lows, failures and discoveries, and the campaign's ongoing work - in a 70,000 work narrative wrapped around over 400 striking photographs.
As we lament the rampant loss of species in the midst of the sixth mass extinction - with amphibians at the forefront as the most threatened vertebrate group - Moore believes that hope is as important as despair in motivating people to care. "As conservationists we often get so caught up in communicating what it is that we are losing that we forget to instill a sense of hope," Moore says. "We need to revel in the weird and the wonderful, the maligned and the forgotten, for our world is a richer more wondrous place for them. Stories and images of discovery and rediscovery can help us to reconnect with our inner explorer - they can make us feel part of a bigger, wilder world. Rekindling a connection with the world beyond our concrete boxes is the key to caring about the way we are treating our natural world."
Photo Shows: The Cuchumatan Golden Toad, Incilius aurarius, from the Cuchumatanes mountains of Guatemala, found during a search for lost salamanders. This species was only discovered as recently as 2012. (FOTO: DUKAS/EXCLUSIVEPIX)
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Yarn bomb tree squid, San Mateo, California, America - 21 Oct 2013
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Making the Squid Tree yarn bomb by Knits for Life (Lorna Watt) and The Dapper Toad (Jill Watt)
Yarn Bomb Tree Squid: Four Miles Of Yarn Used
A tree has been turned into a giant squid - thanks to four miles of blue yarn.
Two knitting fanatics have transformed a rundown street corner by creating the quirky sea creature.
Lorna Watt AKA Knits for Life had a mission to brighten up a Californian area blighted by anti-social behaviour.
In her role as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo she came up with the idea of using her knitting skills to make an object that might attract respectable people.
She worked with fellow yarn enthusiast Jill Watt AKA The Dapper Toad for 14 hours in 91F heat to dress the tree, after spending 20 hours using a machine to knit the 'skin'.
Lorna explains: "Two of my aims as Artist in Residence for Downtown San Mateo are to beautify the area and to bring the community together around art. It's easy to transform an object for a nice, busy street. It's harder to transform not only an object but a downtrodden area.
"I hoped to turn a corner full of drunk idlers and urinators into one where families and children can linger and play, hopefully forcing the idlers to find a different corner.
"It worked! The buzz around the corner has definitely changed: now people stop their cars and strollers to take photos, instead of speeding up to avoid it.
"We were honestly surprised by how many people thanked us for improving the neighbourhood while we worked. Even grumpy old men were sold on our unusual medium, asking when we plan to do more."
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Realistic chocolate creepy crawlies, Kent, Britain - 17 Dec 2012
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Edible Insects Look Gruesome But Taste Sweet
Realistic chocolate creepy crawlies will send shivers down your spine.
Self-taught chocolatier, Chris Verraes has made a series of hideous-looking chocolate insects including a blood-sucking leech, a garden snail and a warty toad.
The 41-year-old, who owns London-based chocolate and cake shop, Cake For Breakfast, has made the insects into gastronomic experiences by filling the chocolate snails with a cress infused green ganache and stuffing the toad's warts with popping candy.
Chris makes his chocolates by firstly creating the desired shape from clay and then into silicone moulds. They are then cast in chocolate and painted with pigmented cacao butter.
Emigrating from Belgium ten years ago Chris Verraes drew inspiration from his childhood and decided to set up a chocolate curiosity cabinet in the UK.
He said: "I grew up in a very rural setting. My playground was a seemingly endless area of fields and small canals. It was full of wildlife, mostly frogs, birds, small mammals and insects.
"My father, being a zoologist, took us on regular museum visits. The natural history museum in Brussels was by far my favourite. Add Sir David Attenborough to the mix with television series and books and it comes probably as no surprise I've got an affinity with animals.
"For me a chocolate shop would ideally double up as a museum. The excitement we have when we're young is often frozen in time when we become adults and responsibilities take over. So essentially I try and create chocolates that rekindle wonder and excitement."
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Grass snake spits out foul tasting common toad after attempting to eat it, Northampton, Britain - 10 Apr 2011
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Toad In The Hole
This toad hopped away dazed but unharmed after almost being swallowed whole by a snake - before being dramatically spat back out.
The amphibian had the lucky escape after secreting a foul-tasting liquid from the warts on its back as it was slowly consumed by the grass snake.
British photographer Steve Wakefield, 53, watched as the snake writhed in disgust before regurgitating its intended meal.
At first, in a bid to avoid being swallowed, the toad puffed itself up to look larger and scarier.
However, the snake wasn't put off and simply dislocated its jaw before pouncing on the toad among reeds on the Grand Union Canal near Northampton.
Steve, who watched the minute-long attack play out in front of him, said: "I was taking a stroll along the canal when I heard some thrashing about in the reads.
"At first I thought I was looking at some kind of lizard because it seemed to have feet at the front but I then realised it was actually a toad in a snake's mouth.
"The toad tried to defend itself by excreting the substance from its back, which gives it a very bad taste.
"It went down a long way before it was regurgitated and limped away slowly.
"The snake disappeared in the reeds in the other direction."
Steve, from Northampton, added: "It was an aggressive attack with a lot of twisting about.
"I was actually worried the snake would spit it out suddenly and bite me because I was pretty close."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Steve Wakefield / Solent News / Rex Features
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Grass snake spits out foul tasting common toad after attempting to eat it, Northampton, Britain - 10 Apr 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Steve Wakefield/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1316661d )
Toad In The Hole
This toad hopped away dazed but unharmed after almost being swallowed whole by a snake - before being dramatically spat back out.
The amphibian had the lucky escape after secreting a foul-tasting liquid from the warts on its back as it was slowly consumed by the grass snake.
British photographer Steve Wakefield, 53, watched as the snake writhed in disgust before regurgitating its intended meal.
At first, in a bid to avoid being swallowed, the toad puffed itself up to look larger and scarier.
However, the snake wasn't put off and simply dislocated its jaw before pouncing on the toad among reeds on the Grand Union Canal near Northampton.
Steve, who watched the minute-long attack play out in front of him, said: "I was taking a stroll along the canal when I heard some thrashing about in the reads.
"At first I thought I was looking at some kind of lizard because it seemed to have feet at the front but I then realised it was actually a toad in a snake's mouth.
"The toad tried to defend itself by excreting the substance from its back, which gives it a very bad taste.
"It went down a long way before it was regurgitated and limped away slowly.
"The snake disappeared in the reeds in the other direction."
Steve, from Northampton, added: "It was an aggressive attack with a lot of twisting about.
"I was actually worried the snake would spit it out suddenly and bite me because I was pretty close."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Steve Wakefield / Solent News / Rex Features
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Grass snake spits out foul tasting common toad after attempting to eat it, Northampton, Britain - 10 Apr 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Steve Wakefield/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1316661c )
Toad In The Hole
This toad hopped away dazed but unharmed after almost being swallowed whole by a snake - before being dramatically spat back out.
The amphibian had the lucky escape after secreting a foul-tasting liquid from the warts on its back as it was slowly consumed by the grass snake.
British photographer Steve Wakefield, 53, watched as the snake writhed in disgust before regurgitating its intended meal.
At first, in a bid to avoid being swallowed, the toad puffed itself up to look larger and scarier.
However, the snake wasn't put off and simply dislocated its jaw before pouncing on the toad among reeds on the Grand Union Canal near Northampton.
Steve, who watched the minute-long attack play out in front of him, said: "I was taking a stroll along the canal when I heard some thrashing about in the reads.
"At first I thought I was looking at some kind of lizard because it seemed to have feet at the front but I then realised it was actually a toad in a snake's mouth.
"The toad tried to defend itself by excreting the substance from its back, which gives it a very bad taste.
"It went down a long way before it was regurgitated and limped away slowly.
"The snake disappeared in the reeds in the other direction."
Steve, from Northampton, added: "It was an aggressive attack with a lot of twisting about.
"I was actually worried the snake would spit it out suddenly and bite me because I was pretty close."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Steve Wakefield / Solent News / Rex Features
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Grass snake spits out foul tasting common toad after attempting to eat it, Northampton, Britain - 10 Apr 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Steve Wakefield/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1316661e )
Toad In The Hole
This toad hopped away dazed but unharmed after almost being swallowed whole by a snake - before being dramatically spat back out.
The amphibian had the lucky escape after secreting a foul-tasting liquid from the warts on its back as it was slowly consumed by the grass snake.
British photographer Steve Wakefield, 53, watched as the snake writhed in disgust before regurgitating its intended meal.
At first, in a bid to avoid being swallowed, the toad puffed itself up to look larger and scarier.
However, the snake wasn't put off and simply dislocated its jaw before pouncing on the toad among reeds on the Grand Union Canal near Northampton.
Steve, who watched the minute-long attack play out in front of him, said: "I was taking a stroll along the canal when I heard some thrashing about in the reads.
"At first I thought I was looking at some kind of lizard because it seemed to have feet at the front but I then realised it was actually a toad in a snake's mouth.
"The toad tried to defend itself by excreting the substance from its back, which gives it a very bad taste.
"It went down a long way before it was regurgitated and limped away slowly.
"The snake disappeared in the reeds in the other direction."
Steve, from Northampton, added: "It was an aggressive attack with a lot of twisting about.
"I was actually worried the snake would spit it out suddenly and bite me because I was pretty close."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Steve Wakefield / Solent News / Rex Features
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Grass snake spits out foul tasting common toad after attempting to eat it, Northampton, Britain - 10 Apr 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Steve Wakefield/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1316661b )
Toad In The Hole
This toad hopped away dazed but unharmed after almost being swallowed whole by a snake - before being dramatically spat back out.
The amphibian had the lucky escape after secreting a foul-tasting liquid from the warts on its back as it was slowly consumed by the grass snake.
British photographer Steve Wakefield, 53, watched as the snake writhed in disgust before regurgitating its intended meal.
At first, in a bid to avoid being swallowed, the toad puffed itself up to look larger and scarier.
However, the snake wasn't put off and simply dislocated its jaw before pouncing on the toad among reeds on the Grand Union Canal near Northampton.
Steve, who watched the minute-long attack play out in front of him, said: "I was taking a stroll along the canal when I heard some thrashing about in the reads.
"At first I thought I was looking at some kind of lizard because it seemed to have feet at the front but I then realised it was actually a toad in a snake's mouth.
"The toad tried to defend itself by excreting the substance from its back, which gives it a very bad taste.
"It went down a long way before it was regurgitated and limped away slowly.
"The snake disappeared in the reeds in the other direction."
Steve, from Northampton, added: "It was an aggressive attack with a lot of twisting about.
"I was actually worried the snake would spit it out suddenly and bite me because I was pretty close."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Steve Wakefield / Solent News / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/QMPGEOZHR (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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Grass snake spits out foul tasting common toad after attempting to eat it, Northampton, Britain - 10 Apr 2011
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Steve Wakefield/Solent News / Rex Features ( 1316661a )
Toad In The Hole
This toad hopped away dazed but unharmed after almost being swallowed whole by a snake - before being dramatically spat back out.
The amphibian had the lucky escape after secreting a foul-tasting liquid from the warts on its back as it was slowly consumed by the grass snake.
British photographer Steve Wakefield, 53, watched as the snake writhed in disgust before regurgitating its intended meal.
At first, in a bid to avoid being swallowed, the toad puffed itself up to look larger and scarier.
However, the snake wasn't put off and simply dislocated its jaw before pouncing on the toad among reeds on the Grand Union Canal near Northampton.
Steve, who watched the minute-long attack play out in front of him, said: "I was taking a stroll along the canal when I heard some thrashing about in the reads.
"At first I thought I was looking at some kind of lizard because it seemed to have feet at the front but I then realised it was actually a toad in a snake's mouth.
"The toad tried to defend itself by excreting the substance from its back, which gives it a very bad taste.
"It went down a long way before it was regurgitated and limped away slowly.
"The snake disappeared in the reeds in the other direction."
Steve, from Northampton, added: "It was an aggressive attack with a lot of twisting about.
"I was actually worried the snake would spit it out suddenly and bite me because I was pretty close."
MUST CREDIT PHOTOS BY: Steve Wakefield / Solent News / Rex Features
For more information visit http://www.rexfeatures.com/stacklink/QMPGEOZHR (FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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