Red crab migration begins at Christmas Island

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Every year millions of red crabs make the journey from the forest to the ocean to breed on Christmas Island. This video includes ACM-produced voiceover powered by AI.

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00:00The annual red crab migration is officially in motion on Christmas Island.

00:05Every year, millions of crabs make the journey from the forest to the ocean to breed.

00:11Each female crab can produce up to 100,000 eggs.

00:16Despite this, many of the babies don't survive,

00:20often eaten by fish, manta rays or whale sharks whilst they are larvae.

00:25In most years, very few baby crabs will emerge from the ocean.

00:28In fact, it's only once or twice a decade that a large number of baby crabs survive,

00:34according to the Christmas Island National Park.

00:37During the peak migration, road closures are in place to protect the crabs.

00:41As you can see, there is no stopping these little red crabs everywhere.

00:47They are everywhere. I'm not joking. Look up there.

00:50Look around here. Just don't stop on the little guys.

00:53They are everywhere.

00:55Hello, little guy.

00:58I don't know.

00:59You're here.

01:04Just don't stop on the...

01:11This one comes from...

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