A sea of red crabs was seen on the Australia territory of Christmas Island as the crustaceans made their annual migration from the forest to the coast. Photographer Andrew Watson shared a time lapse ...

With an El Nino weather pattern extending its hold on a longer dry season, and as the holiday period approaches, Christmas Island is gearing up for an extraordinary natural phenomenon – the annual red ...

Sitting in the Indian Ocean is a unique destination filled with wildlife and memorable experiences for those who visit. The Australian external territory of Christmas Island is largely made up of ...

SYDNEY, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Unusually dry weather has delayed the annual migration of millions of Christmas Island red crabs from the island's interior to the sea where they mate. There are over 100 ...

Millions of ruby-red baby crabs undertook their annual march from the ocean to the forest on Christmas Island. Each year, the baby crabs make a nine-day journey back to their forest homes on the ...

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 and ...

The rare footage was taken when filming the red crab migration on Christmas Island. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Incredible ...

The annual migration of Christmas Island’s red crabs – where millions of creatures cover its beaches as they make their way from land to sea – is a true natural spectacle. However, little is known ...

Little is currently known about whether and how Christmas Island’s red crabs might be impacted under the future environmental conditions created by the changing global climate ...

Every year, millions of Christmas Island red crabs make their way to the Indian Ocean to lay eggs. David Attenborough's Netflix series "Our Planet II," shows an adult crab feasting on baby crablets.

“The last six to nine months of 2023 was exceptionally dry, so dry that when the crabs would normally migrate in October and November, we had no rainfall, and they didn’t migrate and that dry period ...