Hypno-Toad and the Pond of Death

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(I demand a cartoon be made with that title.)

There've been two other threads on this exploding German toad thing, but I don't want to dig them up. In any case, the mystery has apparently been solved.

Clique here for the article and a photo of a hypno-toad

Now a veterinary surgeon, Frank Mutschmann, who has examined the remains of the toads, said they had been pierced with a single peck by crows trying to eat their livers. This in turn caused the toads to explode.