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Imagine if babies were born through the skin on your back - a truly weird suggestion, but this is no April Fool. The surinam toad's method of ensuring maximum survival success for its offspring is exactly that. It's a seemingly bizarre strategy, but the resulting odds are much higher than the normal way of laying eggs.
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