Crab Island

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Christmas Island rainforest​
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Red crab​
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Red crabs begin their march from the forest to the sea, where they will reproduce​
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During the migration, the island's human inhabitants just have to adapt​
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There are around 120 million crabs on the march​
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For the islanders, encounters with crabs during the migration are just part of island life​
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Most of the time we just work around the crabs and take them for granted​
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Red crabs are scavengers​
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After two weeks of marching, the first wave of crabs reaches the ocean​
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The weary travellers dip in the ocean to replace body fluids and salts​
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Aerial view of Christmas Island​
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Crabs pop up in the most unexpected places​
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A female crab expels eggs from her brood pouch​
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The eggs hatch immediately on contact with the water​
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Baby crabs navigate their way into the rainforest ... and the ants​
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