Millions of red crabs are coming out of their burrows on Christmas Island in Australia to begin one of their largest migrations in years. With the crabs now moving toward the sea, traffic delays ...

Big red crab on rake. Credit Parks Australia The crabs live in the forest, but once a year, when the rainy season begins, they migrate to the sea to breed. To witness this awe-inspiring nature ...

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 ...

Christmas Island, an Australian island in the Indian Ocean, is home to one of the world's coolest natural wonders: the Christmas Island red crab migration. Every year, the island's ~50 million ...

"On Christmas Island, most of the streams are all close to the coast, so they don't have to go very far like the red crabs do," Parks Australia ecologist Brendan Tiernan said. "So it's seldom ...

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

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.

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 ...