10:28pm UK, Monday April 25, 2005

Hundreds of toads have mysteriously exploded in a pond in Germany.

Scientists are trying to work out what caused around 1,000 of the amphibians to burst.

Television footage showed toad debris scattered around the water in Hamburg.

The area has been cordoned off and scientists are looking at the possibility that race horses may have deposited a fungus into the pond, Local6.com reported.