Slugging toads have a mean left jab
A cane toad is more likely to zap a rival with its tongue if the offending toad is crouched to the left instead of the right, evidence of side-to-side differences in the amphibian brain.
References:
Robins, A. . . . G. Vallortigara, and L.J. Rogers. 1998. Lateralized agonistic responses and hindlimb use in toads. Animal Behaviour 56(October):875.
Sources:
Andrew Robins
University of New England
School of Biological Sciences
Armidale NSW 2351
AustraliaLesley J. Rogers
University of New England
School of Biological Sciences
Armidale NSW 2351
AustraliaGiorgio Vallortigara
Universitą di Udine
Dipartimento di Scienze Pilosofiche e Storico-Sociali
Italy
From Science News, Vol. 154, No. 19, November 7, 1998, p.
301.
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