Comments on: Why do Thousands of Toads Cross the Road?

By: Momo

Momo — Thu, 15 May 2008 08:32:24 +0000

Looks like the most evolved animal is not so evolved after all. We couldn’t detect and survive natural disasters, but the toads could sensed it. So much for the most intelligent creature on earth.

By: Leana

Leana — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:44:06 +0000

it has something to do with the recent earthquake in china. animals can sense such disasters before they happen.

By: Louisa

Louisa — Tue, 13 May 2008 23:58:33 +0000

I stayed in a condo in Naples, FL a few years ago. Came out one morning to find hundreds of frogs on the front wall. I almost cried from fear and disgust.

By: andrewdoane

andrewdoane — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:34:17 +0000

I bet it was really cute. It reminds me, actually, of Cloverfield.

By: Sid Morrison

Sid Morrison — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:40:18 +0000

In a land that encourages infanticide and performs involuntary abortions on women who have the nerve to conceive a second child, they aren’t going to lose much sleep over squashing a bunch of toads on the road.

By: Idil

Idil — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:19:48 +0000

I think it is the earthquake… certain animals always migrate before an earthquake, especially ants (that’s how we can predict earthquakes in Turkey, if there’s a notable trace of ants migrating)

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Tue, 13 May 2008 19:10:06 +0000

@ Rich

Boooooo! *throws tomatoes*

By: Minnesotastan

Minnesotastan — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:23:43 +0000

These appear to be frogs, not toads (which don’t live in bodies of water). I would be surprised if the oxygen content of the water precipitated the migration - frogs breathe air, not oxygen in the water.

By: SenorMysterioso

SenorMysterioso — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:46:28 +0000

a bufonophobe’s nightmare

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:19:35 +0000

The obvious answer is that they’re trying to get to the other side. Its only the worst joke ever.

By: poon

poon — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:05:08 +0000

im thinking its because of the earthquake and they predicted it.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:36:11 +0000

where i live the same thing happens, except with frogs.

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:08:40 +0000

You can’t park here… you’ll be toad away.

By: Viola

Viola — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:56:41 +0000

I know who’s having frog legs for dinner.

Do toads make noise while they’re hopping? I imagine that many of them would be pretty noisy.

By: hedwig

hedwig — Tue, 13 May 2008 12:57:37 +0000

I was traveling down a dark country road several years ago and nearly had an accident- the road was one mass of frogs (or toads? who could tell in the dark?) moving from one side to the other- it was a nightmare. I really nearly lost the car on all that slime…

By: Algonkin

Algonkin — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:07:05 +0000

In my area, we have turtle crossing that is almost as busy as this (once a year)Our solution was to place a culvert under the road to allows them to cross safely.

By: passerby

passerby — Tue, 13 May 2008 09:22:33 +0000

Perhaps they sensed the earth quake in the near future.

By: Chad Cloman

Chad Cloman — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:27:18 +0000

Dang. I’m surprised they haven’t temporarily shut down the road–I agree it doesn’t look very good for the frogs.

By: Archbob

Archbob — Tue, 13 May 2008 08:25:09 +0000

Man, that is an insane amount of frogs.

By: lucky

lucky — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:15:38 +0000

is it wrong that the first thought in my mind was “ultimate frogger”…seriously though…i feel really bad for the little toads…

By: Pommy

Pommy — Tue, 13 May 2008 07:00:25 +0000

Either or, neither nor:

“From the pic it seems like the chance of survival for the toads are not looking good on the road too…”

should read

“From the pic it seems like the chance of survival for the toads are not looking good on the road either….”