Honey, isle shrunk the toads: Durban toads shrivel after century on Mauritius

Scientists say dwarfism in amphibians in less than 100 years is mind-blowing as it normally takes millennia

09 December 2020 - 19:40 By dave chambers

Mauritius had a big year in 1922. Islanders had their first glimpse of a plane – precursor to thousands of tourist flights - and a ship from Durban brought the guttural toad to the island in an attempt to control cane beetles...

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