“Parks Australia’s Christmas Island staff work with the community ... and eventually drift back to the shore as baby crabs. “The 2023-24 migration was different in that it wasn’t ...

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 ...

Millions of red crabs are emerging from their burrows and the forests of Christmas Island in what is expected ... there's ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

More than 120 million flame crabs are making their way to the ocean in Western Australia from the jungles of Christmas Island. Authorities opened a bridge for them to safely cross a road in the ...