cane toads as fodder

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birdie
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cane toads as fodder

I was just wondering, what happens in this instance where I saw some ravens feasting on a fresh cane toad kill on the road? Will it kill them?

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Birdie

bushanwater
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I have often heard that "crows" know to turn toads over and eat the intestines which are from all reports poison free. I know the poison glands are on the back of the head so I guess they have it figured out. I hope so anyway.

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birdie
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Yes , well it was face up and the belly looked fresh and not dried up as you would expect if it had been in the sun face up. So maybe he did flick it over. Smart then aren't they?

Wonder how many had to die before they worked that one out!!

Thanks for answering Trev

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BIrdie

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Hey Birdie your question is an interesting one.
Crows have been doing this for quiet some time in fact there was an article in the local paper here recently where a bloke was sick of the crows that were nesting in his neighbourhood until he witnessed them killing cane toads of a night under the street lights, turning them over and eating them from underneath.
I can also tell you that I have seen crows that have taken a dingo bait and when they realise they are obviously starting to feel unwell, sit on a branch banging their beaks until they bring it up.
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raysimula
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I don't think that crows worked out to turn the mongrel Cane Toads over to eat them at great loss to their population at all. From my personal observations Crows turn everything they eat over (small things) to get at their favourite parts, the gut. Ray

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