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 ...

“The red crab, endemic to Christmas Island, is the most abundant of the more than 20 species of land crab on the Island,” ...

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 ...

A sea of red can be seen on Australian roads this time of the year as millions of red crabs begin their migration on Christmas Island.

Scientists and students from the University of Plymouth on the beaches of Christmas Island assessing the behaviour of its red crab (Gecarcoidea natalis) population ...