coconut crab

Coconut crabs are extremely high priced in the national food market.

There is a bag limit of 5 coconut crabs on any given day, and 15 across the whole season.

The coconut crab has a well developed sense of smell, which it uses to locate its food.

The coconut crab reaches sexual maturity around five years after hatching.

Coconut crab meat has been considered a local delicacy.

Except as larvae, coconut crabs cannot swim, and they will drown if left in water for more than an hour.

Should a coconut crab pinch a person, it will cause pain and be unlikely to release its grip.

Historically, the island has been cited as the home for a large population of edible coconut crabs.

In areas with a large coconut crab population, some may come out during the day, perhaps to gain an advantage in the search for food.

At the time of hatching, the female coconut crab releases the eggs into the ocean.

Coconut crabs are abundant in the lagoon, and fishing is good on the outer reef.

There may be as many as one million coconut crabs on Christmas Island.

Even though they are named the Coconut crab, they don't eat coconuts that often.

Coconut crabs are hunted wherever they come into contact with people, and are subject to legal protection in some areas.

Once the pores are visible, the coconut crab will bang its pincers on one of them until they break.

Robber crabs, known elsewhere as coconut crabs, also exist in large numbers on the island.

Coconut crabs are found in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Young coconut crabs that cannot find a seashell of the right size often use broken coconut pieces.

Coconut crabs live alone in underground burrows and rock crevices, depending on the local terrain.

Apart from the birds, the fauna of the island primarily consists of coconut crabs.

Coconut crab, or uga is also part of the food chain; it lives in the forest and coastal areas.

And it's funny, most awful funny, with all those coconuts, not even a coconut crab.

The coconut crabs on Chagos constitute one of the most undisturbed populations in the world.

The islanders live off agriculture, culture of copra, some fishing and the trade of coconut crabs.

This zone is meant to protect the breeding places of sea turtles, coconut crabs and pelagic birds.