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A cane toad named Agathe sits on a toy balance during an inventory at the zoo in Hanover, Germany, on Wednesday, Jan. 5. All habitants of the zoo are being counted, weighed and measured during the week long inventory. Agathe weighed in at just over 4 pounds or 1850 grams.

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SBPhrog

This is not a frog!

It is a Cane Toad. The same sort of toad I stepped on when I went across a lawn late one evening to enjoy a jacuzzi on the island of Maui. The bugger felt like a bag filled with jello.

I took a flashlight with me the next night.