A continuing topic stretching from last year has been cane toads. Some interesting aspects of the discussion. Cane toads were imported to Australia from Hawaii but are native to Central and South America. See the Wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cane_toads
Udo told the story of the ranger on his tour of Fraser Island who collects and freezes the toads. They can stay frozen for up to 48 hours and still survive.
Mark told the story of dissecting cane toads in school where one flipped over during the dissection and tried to get away.
Len circulated a video http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5804307040679427652
about cane toads.
Mark said that some toads have grown longer legs so they can move faster but this has led to hip problems.
1 comment:
Brilliant video.
I counted at least nine 'Australian-isms' in there, including five metaphors/similes.
My favourite is the first one: "...vanished, like a fart in a fan factory."
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