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Meet the bizarre toad that 'sees' with its fingertips and gives birth through holes in its back

For nearly two centuries, scientists have puzzled over how the Surinam toad manages to be such a deft and fierce hunter despite its tiny eyes, poor vision and the low visibility of its turbid environment. Now a new study is pointing to an answer that's been right under scientists' noses all along.

Meet the bizarre toad that 'sees' with its fingertips and gives birth through holes in its back

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