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friends, don't let anyone tell you that animals are dumb. this ginormous cane toad found its way into my room and into the cats' water dish - apparently the only little pool of water it could find during a recent dry period. it started coming back night after night. at one point, i put on my garden gloves, put it in a bucket, and dumped it in my azolla pond outside. the next day, it was back. i put the cats' water dish up on a table next to my bed (these toads don't really hop up high). the next night, i saw it near where the water dish used to be. that toad was learning, thinking, strategizing, remembering, and being sneaky. so yea, next time you read some news article that's like "can you believe it?? animals can remember things!!", just shake your head because animals HAVE to be smart and learn and remember where resources are in their environment if they want to survive. and not just resources - where the threats are, etc. #toad #nature #animals #herps #hawaii