Furry endangered friend gets 'toad-smart' to survive

Scientists are training an endangered furry marsupial - Australia's beloved quoll - to avoid eating toxic toads that have devastated predator populations in a novel attempt to save native fauna.

Carnivorous quolls, commonly known as the native cat, are under attack from the poisonous cane toad, an invasive species from Central and South America.

The toads were introduced to Australia in 1935 but are so poisonous they can kill predators that try to eat them.