as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
that miserable toad is lucky to have even a single friend
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Fatal attraction: adaptations to prey on native frogs imperil snakes after invasion of toxic toads
Trends in Ecology and Evolution.
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
What to do if one stings Since August 2021, Caldwell Zoo’s Texas Horned Lizard Conservation Center has successfully hatched hundreds of baby horny toads, including more than 70 this year alone, according to a recent Facebook post.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
Young toads carry much lower doses of toxin—enough to make the lizards sick but not kill them.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 5 July 2024
The discovery is helping to clear up a long-standing mystery as to when frogs and toads evolved their iconic two-stage life-cycle.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
What to do if one stings Since August 2021, Caldwell Zoo’s Texas Horned Lizard Conservation Center has successfully hatched hundreds of baby horny toads, including more than 70 this year alone, according to a recent Facebook post.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Aug. 2024
Young toads carry much lower doses of toxin—enough to make the lizards sick but not kill them.
—Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 5 July 2024
The discovery is helping to clear up a long-standing mystery as to when frogs and toads evolved their iconic two-stage life-cycle.
—Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Responding officers found the dog, and advised the owner to take the dog in.cleveland, cleveland, 13 Sep. 2023
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Police brought in hundreds of law enforcement personnel with dogs, armored carriers, horses and helicopters that circled overhead.Maryclaire Dale, Marc Levy and Michael Rubinkam, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
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The clowns there, contributed by donors worldwide, are not for sale.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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The parade’s 98th year was the largest yet, with more than 5,000 volunteers, 17 character balloons, 22 floats, 15 heritage and novelty balloons, more than 700 clowns, 11 marching bands and 10 performance groups.Violet Goldstone, WWD, 30 Nov. 2024
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The processing fee is absolutely not going to the part-time delivery person, but, rather, to a rich jerk who is golfing right now.Meghana Indurti, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2024
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Also, your character’s supposed to be kind of a jerk.Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Between Dutton being murdered, the death of longtime ranch hand Colby Mayfield (Denim Richards), Rip's relocation to Texas to aid fellow ranch hands (and fight off snake attacks) and the future of the ranch in the balance, Hauser's character certainly has his hands full this season.Chris Barilla, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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New technology detects snake DNA in the environment and allows researchers to determine if invasive snakes such as the Burmese python are in the area.Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
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Species observed slipping through those 4-inch slots at least once included striped skunk, gray fox, raccoon, bobcat, coyote and javelina.Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024
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People and domestic animals should always avoid physical contact with wild animals — raccoons, bats, foxes, skunks, otters, bobcats, coyotes — which carry a higher risk of human exposure and a need for rabies post-exposure treatment, the agency said.Brian Bell, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024
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Most studies have been done in rats, not in humans.Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Nosferatu cast battles rats, corpses and rabid dogs.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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Imagine trying to slide a book on a table while some joker is pushing down on it.Rhett Allain, WIRED, 20 Sep. 2024
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Read the full Cancer Daily Horoscope Leo (July 23 - August 22) Playing practical joker?USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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The fully functional beast measures 183 inches long, 111 inches wide, and 60 inches tall, according to The Drive.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
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Originally, the creature was thought to have come from the old pre-Christian myths involving beasts from the forest and creatures such as satyrs, Krampus became linked with St Nicholas in the Middle Ages, the site said.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Toad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toad. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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