Got Crabs?
Christmas Island does. Located in the Indian Ocean, this island is home to millions and millions of red crabs. And every wet season, these crabs migrate from their forest homes to the beach to reproduce. There are so many crabs making the migration that officials close down the island roads for the week it takes them to do it. If you want to check out the migrating crabs, however, we advise you to do it soon. Once home to some 43 million crabs, it’s estimated that their population has declined by as many as 15 million recently thanks to an accidental introduction of an invasive species.