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When cane toads were introduced to Japan’s Ishigaki Island in 1978, the crested serpent eagles that lived there were already well prepared. Research in BMC Ecology and Evolution suggests that the critically endangered raptor already carried a genetic mutation that enabled it to eat the toxic critter with relative impunity.

Read more : Serpent eagles fight off toxic invasion on Japanese island in fascinating way – new study | Discover Wildlife