"Cane Toads"
3 ratings since posting on Wednesday, July 7, 2004
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Just got this through Netflix. This is a charming documentary that really is quite amusing. It must have been filmed many years ago by the looks of it. It is VERY Australian. I love films like this that really give me a slice of life completely outside my own experience. If you get the DVD there are a couple VERY entertaining extras! - grasshopper , posted 09/16/04 |
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A charming cautionary tale about the intended--and unintended consequences of introducing a non-native species into a ecological niche in an attempt to solve an existing problem. Been done for centuries—never with totally successful ends (say for instance, the eucalyptus in California…). The toads are great big blobist creatures that you can’t help but sweeten to—and the spectrum of viewpoints on the impact of the critters addresses the question in a wonderfully round way. A definite rent—with a beer and a side of frog’s legs. - Anna , posted 08/13/04 |
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Cane Toads is a documentary detailing the spread of Hawaiian sugar-cane toads (toads which live in the cane fields) through Queensland and then into the rest of Australia following a mis-informed attempt to introduce them to counter pests. Turns out they wouldn't eat the 'cane grubs' but they would multiply like no one's business... and they have no natural enemies in Australia at all, partly due to their poisonous skin. - Matt , posted 07/07/04 |
