Take, for example, the coconut crab: a giant beast so well known ... these photos were taken on Australia’s Christmas Island and were originally posted by the island’s tourism board on their ...

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 ...

Given the island’s remoteness, it is not surprising there are no big hotels. The majority of accommodations are simple; the ...

CHRISTMAS ISLAND, Australia – A migration of millions of red crabs has begun at Christmas Island National Park. The migration happens every year after the first rain of the wet season ...

In the secluded isolation of Christmas Island, crabs have become the guardians of a lush rainforest kingdom. The robber crab is an unruly king, with a meter-wide leg-span and claws that can open a ...

What really sets Christmas Island apart, however ... Apart from red crabs, you will also see plenty of robber crabs, huge creatures with bodies that grow up to 40 centimetres long.