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One of our millions of red crabs. Photo: Wondrous World Images
One of our millions of red crabs. Photo: Wondrous World Images

More than 20 land crab species live on Christmas Island, including an estimated 100 million red crabs, who shape and maintain the health of the island’s unique rainforests.

Christmas Island crabs