the Christmas Island red crab migration. Every year, the island's ~50 million crabs trek from the forest to the coast to breed. Since the ideal breeding conditions are incredibly specific — it ...

Millions of red crabs are emerging from their burrows and the forests of Christmas Island in what is expected to be one ...

Each year about 150 million red crabs migrate on Christmas Island, 2,600 kilometres off the West Australian coast. The annual spectacle attracts tourists from around the world, eager to see the ...

“The red crab, endemic to Christmas Island, is the most abundant of the more than 20 species of land crab on the Island,” says Brendan Tiernan, Senior Threatened Species Program Coordinator at ...

Keeping 60 mil crabs from perishing under car tires is a yearly task on Christmas Island, but an innovative device creates ...

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The blue crab species Discoplax celeste is only found on Christmas Island. It is one of more than 20 species of land crab on the island. With more than 150 million red crabs on Christmas Island ...

Located 360 kilometres (223 miles) south of Jakarta, Australia’s Christmas Island is home to one of nature’s greatest, most colourful and most spectacular natural mass migrations. Each year this ...

It’s that time of year, when baby red crabs make a dash for safety and become the meal of many a voracious predator on Christmas Island.

Bearing the brunt of the ants is the Christmas Island red crab, with over a quarter of the population thought to have been wiped out. These crabs spend most of their life on land, eating leaves and ...