Tens of millions of red crabs have commenced their annual migration across Christmas Island, making their way to the ocean in a remarkable natural spectacle. The island's smaller human population is actively involved, using leaf blowers and garden rakes to assist the crustaceans.
Alexia Jankowski, acting manager of Christmas Island National Park, confirmed on Thursday that the tiny Australian territory in the Indian Ocean hosts up to 200 million of these endemic Gecarcoidea natalis crabs. Up to 100 million are anticipated to travel from their forest burrows to the shoreline for breeding.
