In July 2005 an article on the Fish Hoek, Leopard Toads was published in the Full Circle magazine. Written and photographed by Evanne Rothwell.
photograph by Evanne Rothwell
Read the article by Evanne Rothwell.
On the 29/06/2005 an article was published on the front page of The Argus newspaper, as an extract of the article writen by John Fowkes in the volume 2005/1 issue of our Zandvlei Newsletter.
photograph by Ian
Landsberg
Winnie Sass chancing her luck with "Romeo from Rutter Road", all have dared her kiss him and see if he "turns into the handsome prince".
His persistence is gaining
notoriety, as he has been at home in Winnie's house for a couple of
months now. He has been removed 8 times and relocated near the vlei, as
she has a number of cats and other members of her household are not
overly fond of frogs.
Once he was taken about 2 kms away to the Westlake River, and was back
under the bedside cabinet 2 days later. He has returned every time to
the same place under the bedside cabinet and has had to negociate a
closed garden door, then get into the house and find his way to the
bedroom with the bedside cabinet.
photograph by Una Hartley
A closer view of Romeo, Una Hartley describes him as a very dark Leopard Toad.
photograph by Una Hartley
The bedside cabinet moved forward to expose "Romeo" in his favourite place.
There have been many saucy remarks and ideas floated about when "Mr Romeo" is discussed by the single ladies. The story remains an intriguing and amusing anecdote of some of our local creatures and an interesting outcome to the story is still to play itself out.
