The Story Behind the Red Crab Migration on Christmas Island

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  • @ARNAV.KAREKAR
    @ARNAV.KAREKAR Рік тому +38

    Really appreciate the efforts of Government there and most importantly the residents of Island to protect these crabs in best possible ways. The road underways, bridges, diversions, road blockages designed perfectly for thee crabs!!! Amazing!!!

  • @DonDon-yt2er
    @DonDon-yt2er Рік тому +111

    Residents find crabs in their beds and showers. I could never get used to that. I would scream every morning, my neighbors wouldn’t need an alarm clock.

    • @williamwilliams333
      @williamwilliams333 Рік тому +2

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @andrebarnes1436
      @andrebarnes1436 10 місяців тому +2

      😂😂

    • @LindaMerchant-bq2hp
      @LindaMerchant-bq2hp 10 місяців тому

      Like pets to locals❤

    • @NullifiedToad
      @NullifiedToad 6 місяців тому +1

      I found crabs in my pants

    • @wip1664
      @wip1664 5 місяців тому +1

      Just a very temporary inconvenience. You can continue to shower, continue to do the regular routines. Just try to not step on one. They are just passing by and don't have clear directions to the ocean. These are crabs, not insects.

  • @Ms80Summer
    @Ms80Summer 2 роки тому +130

    I truly love how they go to such great lengths to try & safeguard these crabs 🥰. It really must be a sight in person!

    • @kjbeats57
      @kjbeats57 2 роки тому +4

      We built a big ah road straight through their path we owe it to them.

    • @unknown-zj8hk
      @unknown-zj8hk Рік тому +1

      They not only guard the crab they also want the driver go safety. If the smash lot of crab and also will damage their car tires which means they guard both crab and driver

  • @blackleg3964
    @blackleg3964 2 роки тому +169

    Red Crabs when they see their friend get squished: "Alright guys, we're having Bob for dinner".

    • @mitchelljack1590
      @mitchelljack1590 2 роки тому +15

      “Crabs back on the menu boys”

    • @TheoWren
      @TheoWren Рік тому +3

      that’s when the cannibalism started!

    • @Lolopogie
      @Lolopogie Рік тому +1

      Uruk-hai approves 😂😂.

    • @DinoJake
      @DinoJake Рік тому +3

      "I'm...I'm not gonna make it..."
      "Don't say that Bob! You've come from worse!"
      "Listen, Alice. You gotta...you gotta eat me."
      "What?!"
      "My flesh will keep you hydrated...give you the strength to keep going..."
      "Bob..."
      "Damn it Alice! Just...do it..."
      "...I'll never forget you, Bob."

    • @Manananggal-oe8gs
      @Manananggal-oe8gs Рік тому

      ​@@mitchelljack1590 Lord of the rings reference?

  • @nagarajb1935
    @nagarajb1935 2 роки тому +35

    I love you guys.... For taking a lot of steps for saving those crabs.....

  • @emily-fg6wl
    @emily-fg6wl 2 роки тому +343

    To everyone asking if they could eat these crabs: the Christmas Island Red Crabs are not considered edible for humans, and they are also a protected species so harming them is illegal

    • @dann5515
      @dann5515 2 роки тому +35

      Well need more information than that. Why is it not a "considered edible for humans"? Why are the protected species? Is seems they grew large population very quickly in a matter of season? And when do red crab migration?

    • @emily-fg6wl
      @emily-fg6wl 2 роки тому

      @@dann5515 I don't actually know much about these crabs, I just looked this up on google and found the following:
      They are not known to be poisonous to humans, but their flesh is 96% water and does not have a good flavour.
      Adult Red Crabs have no natural predators which is why there is such a large population, however "The yellow crazy ant, an invasive species accidentally introduced to Christmas Island and Australia from Africa, is believed to have killed 10-15 million red crabs (one-quarter to one-third of the total population) in recent years" so they are protected since the population may be rapidly shrinking and there is no good reason to hurt them anyway

    • @klaraklara6362
      @klaraklara6362 2 роки тому +6

      Do red crabs bite?

    • @Yamjam-l7t
      @Yamjam-l7t 2 роки тому +11

      Beep beep here comes the steam roller

    • @crepesoftime
      @crepesoftime 2 роки тому +37

      @@dann5515 Yes, if there are so many millions of them I can hardly see them being on the "endangered species" list.

  • @ameliawarfield5637
    @ameliawarfield5637 2 роки тому +36

    The red crabs of Christmas Island are absolutely beautiful, and awesome.

  • @LuisCarlos-cs3zq
    @LuisCarlos-cs3zq Рік тому +12

    A similar thing happens here in Cuba, millions of crabs migrate every year to the Bay of Pigs area. Many crushed by cars on the roads

  • @f2afinito983
    @f2afinito983 11 місяців тому +13

    That is so freaking awesome that you guys go through all that work to save them. I’m not going to lie I’m crying a lil bit. So beautiful there are good people still out there.

  • @aetolius
    @aetolius 6 місяців тому +2

    this is absolutely amazing.
    and the dancing/bouncing makes it even better.

  • @flytrapYTP
    @flytrapYTP Рік тому +5

    This is so incredibly silly, I love it.

  • @IceBerg1620
    @IceBerg1620 11 місяців тому +1

    love how the crabs even enter buildings and climb the stairs lmao.

  • @kathrynkathryn5493
    @kathrynkathryn5493 Місяць тому

    WOW.......I never knew. This is one of the most Beautiful things Mother Nature has ever produced. I'm so glad I learned about this. Nice job to all the Volunteers. - Cheers

  • @yaoxai
    @yaoxai Рік тому +5

    i like how the shot with the crab bridge, u see things on the road like 3:37, and its so funny to think that some just, jumped off

  • @jonghyunskazoo
    @jonghyunskazoo 2 роки тому +10

    i was like oh this would be cool to experience until she said people find them in their beds... that's my limit 😅

  • @magnakruger3255
    @magnakruger3255 2 роки тому +6

    There are 40 million! Why are they protected? Just curious not sceptic. Do they only live there?

    • @santiagocabrera
      @santiagocabrera 2 роки тому +14

      Because they are Endemic; you cant find these anywhere else

    • @pundit5682
      @pundit5682 8 місяців тому

      Also, they are already under pressure due to the predation by the disgusting yellow crazy ants which are not even native to the island and are invasive, introduced by humans

  • @rahsaanpringle3583
    @rahsaanpringle3583 Рік тому +2

    Wood pallets and plywood might solve the problem.
    Here in the US, the pallets are junk.
    On the island, most vehicles could probably drive over them without the plywood.
    You could probably get enough to fix the problem in one shipment.

  • @Allyourbase1990
    @Allyourbase1990 7 місяців тому +2

    That’s so crazy how many there are

  • @RastaVidaOffici
    @RastaVidaOffici 7 місяців тому +1

    Hey what's on the menu tonight? Crab😂

  • @PowerScissor
    @PowerScissor Рік тому +2

    Searching for male red crabs of Christmas Island and all 10 videos Ive watched only mention the females. Do the males fertilize the eggs in the forest, travel to the ocean, or? Anyone know?

  • @JJB88-y9v
    @JJB88-y9v 2 роки тому +1

    0:02 ahhhh it is cold so cold ❄️🤣

  • @Cartoonshipper
    @Cartoonshipper 5 місяців тому +1

    Imagine finding a crab in your bed

  • @peanut1001x
    @peanut1001x Рік тому

    how long do you close the roads for?

  • @BorgyManotoyOnline
    @BorgyManotoyOnline Рік тому +1

    are they edible? will there be like over population of red crabs? just curious :)

  • @mizuhayt
    @mizuhayt 2 роки тому +2

    How do the crabs know where the ocean is? How do they know the directions?

    • @RatchetSly
      @RatchetSly Рік тому +11

      They're on an island; all they need to know is to head downhill and eventually they'll hit water!

    • @smears6039
      @smears6039 Рік тому +1

      How do the birds know where to fly halfway across the globe? It’s just a beautiful instinct passed down from the ones that came before them❤

  • @enolahomesenolahomes5319
    @enolahomesenolahomes5319 2 роки тому +4

    When I see baby crabs scattering in the whole island, I think government should recognize or give the Christmas island for crabs.

  • @justme-dq5sp
    @justme-dq5sp Рік тому +1

    are they edible crabs?

  • @andrenewman4052
    @andrenewman4052 9 місяців тому

    How do the babies get bk to the forest?

  • @marsiling
    @marsiling 2 роки тому +12

    We don’t even have proper bridges for humans!

  • @peanut1001x
    @peanut1001x Рік тому

    are red crabs only on Christmas Island?

  • @MotivatedMinds8-8
    @MotivatedMinds8-8 4 місяці тому

    I heard when you accidentally run down a crab you said "Oh crab"

  • @shravanhegde741
    @shravanhegde741 Рік тому

    They don’t bite?

  • @markarca6360
    @markarca6360 Рік тому +5

    Crab Rave IRL

  • @chumbawampa
    @chumbawampa 2 роки тому +4

    CRAAAB PEOPLE CRAAAAB PEOPLE

  • @scottmeehan2422
    @scottmeehan2422 3 місяці тому

    U need to add the crab rave to audio

  • @lukislisan
    @lukislisan 2 роки тому +2

    ARE THEY TOXIC?? IF YOU CANNOT EAT IT

    • @michaelmclachlan1650
      @michaelmclachlan1650 2 роки тому +6

      Not toxic but apparently the meat is very poor. Regardless, they're a protected species.

  • @obadiahrichard4605
    @obadiahrichard4605 2 роки тому +5

    Making bridge for Crabs 🦀 to cross ...

  • @wip1664
    @wip1664 5 місяців тому

    Like a different form of midwifery.
    Very kind of you 🙂

  • @anjaangell
    @anjaangell Рік тому +3

    Crabs eat other crabs?!?

  • @Manananggal-oe8gs
    @Manananggal-oe8gs Рік тому

    Are they going back to the forest after releasing their eggs?

  • @marcimarci833
    @marcimarci833 2 місяці тому

    i dare someone to go to this island and play crab rave on it.

  • @FragzPlays
    @FragzPlays 2 роки тому +11

    Great work she’s doing

  • @AthrunYT
    @AthrunYT 2 місяці тому +1

    I have a fear of crabs

  • @fumie4996
    @fumie4996 Рік тому +4

    Seafood heaven

    • @seth.b
      @seth.b Рік тому +1

      Joking about eating animals isn’t funny

    • @Jaysjules
      @Jaysjules Місяць тому

      ​@@seth.boh get off ur high horse even if u dont eat meat u still buy products made from other animals and we humans weren't born omnivore mammals we eat sleep and die just like everything else

  • @lonelee4947
    @lonelee4947 2 роки тому

    How can eat these 🤔

  • @valentinbeholder
    @valentinbeholder Рік тому

    so nobody eat these in there?

  • @cherrylouarbollente9764
    @cherrylouarbollente9764 Рік тому

    Are these crabs edible?

  • @jphaolai526
    @jphaolai526 2 роки тому

    .." saving alot of crabs .." ...😂😂

  • @rustyfan89
    @rustyfan89 Рік тому

    I thought they were considered an invasive species, if that’s true how can they also be a protected species

  • @wailingalen
    @wailingalen 2 роки тому

    Are they edible?

    • @michaelmclachlan1650
      @michaelmclachlan1650 2 роки тому +1

      No, the meat is very poor and they're a protected species - if you deliberately harm them you can be prosecuted.

  • @darrenarcenal1373
    @darrenarcenal1373 2 роки тому +4

    I only have one question, can that be eaten?

    • @cadenb4207
      @cadenb4207 2 роки тому

      no, they aren’t really edible for us and killing them is illegal. that’s why they close roads for them to migrate

    • @theamnz5285
      @theamnz5285 2 роки тому +2

      Despite its great numbers, Christmas Island red crabs are not considered edible, at least not edible to humans.

    • @danyaradimacher6581
      @danyaradimacher6581 2 роки тому

      Yes you can eat them they’re delicious

    • @michaelmclachlan1650
      @michaelmclachlan1650 2 роки тому +1

      As stated, they're poor eating. Also, they're a protected species so harming them is illegal.

  • @YamatoNaoe
    @YamatoNaoe 2 роки тому +2

    Who here after watching Crab Rave music video?

  • @edwilko8819
    @edwilko8819 Рік тому +1

    fantastic change was awful seeing them all get crashed by cars

  • @MafiaAt2amLIVE
    @MafiaAt2amLIVE 2 роки тому +3

    I don't have the patience to live on that island let alone visit

    • @Sukz0r
      @Sukz0r Рік тому +1

      TikTok-brain over here boys

  • @bernzeppi
    @bernzeppi 2 роки тому +2

    Give us me back my crabs.
    Crabs taste good.

  • @kacperdubrawski8944
    @kacperdubrawski8944 Рік тому

    I just wonder, If there are 40 million crabs on this island why are they so protected?

    • @edjing744
      @edjing744 Рік тому +6

      There are billions of people in earth, why are we prorected?

    • @flytrapYTP
      @flytrapYTP Рік тому +1

      40 million crabs really isn't a lot.

    • @akallstar5
      @akallstar5 Рік тому

      @@edjing744 Humanity is of higher priority than animals, as they ought to be.

    • @smears6039
      @smears6039 Рік тому

      @@akallstar5wow you sound like a terrible person and an unworthy shepherd of this beautiful planet

    • @nadarith1044
      @nadarith1044 6 місяців тому

      @@akallstar5 Arrogance.

  • @WilsonsKennel
    @WilsonsKennel Рік тому

    I see a great business opportunity

  • @UncleLumbago1899
    @UncleLumbago1899 2 роки тому +4

    Alexa play Crab Rave

  • @officalpage7
    @officalpage7 6 місяців тому

    40 million 😮 who count the crabs?

    • @sahilrathi4468
      @sahilrathi4468 2 місяці тому

      May be through area they occupied...

  • @vijaykumarnadaraja531
    @vijaykumarnadaraja531 2 роки тому +3

    Are red crabs edible? Are they good to eat?

    • @leadoug1163
      @leadoug1163 2 роки тому +2

      I know robber crabs are edible and I'm almost certain these are robber crabs too

    • @emily-fg6wl
      @emily-fg6wl 2 роки тому +2

      @@leadoug1163 There are also Robber Crabs (also called Coconut Crabs) on Christmas Island, however these are a different species known as the Christmas Island Red Crab or just red crab for short

    • @leadoug1163
      @leadoug1163 2 роки тому

      @@emily-fg6wl ah thank you for the clarification. 😁👍

    • @theamnz5285
      @theamnz5285 2 роки тому +4

      Despite its great numbers, Christmas Island red crabs are not considered edible, at least not edible to humans.

    • @anzaeria
      @anzaeria 2 роки тому +2

      @@leadoug1163 The red crabs are not robber crabs.

  • @acsone3546
    @acsone3546 2 роки тому

    So these are land crabs

  • @thePHreview
    @thePHreview 2 роки тому +4

    Can you eat this kind of crab?

  • @kalulew
    @kalulew Рік тому

    Are they good to eat? I don't get how come there are so many of them...makes me think that it's not good to eat

  • @Spree1775
    @Spree1775 2 місяці тому

    Great school bus. Ours are yellow with prison transporter seating

  • @missflowrota9223
    @missflowrota9223 2 роки тому +6

    Nope if they came in my house they would be dinner

  • @Winch_Largo
    @Winch_Largo 2 роки тому +3

    this island belongs the crabs and the humans are here the big problem and not the crabs. looked this small island, why leaves humans in this island.

  • @FilimonFed
    @FilimonFed 4 місяці тому

    aww its so cute

  • @disaster1100able
    @disaster1100able Рік тому

    Snow crabs are the best to eat 🦀

  • @TimJohnson-p2y
    @TimJohnson-p2y 9 місяців тому +1

    The red crabs (Republicans ) are just trying to get away from the blue crabs (Democrats)....
    Everything is political these days.....

  • @matteomartinez3794
    @matteomartinez3794 Рік тому

    When there’s that many crabs would some people literally just catch and cook them?

  • @ninjatoad89
    @ninjatoad89 Рік тому

    isnt it better to build them tunnels beneath the roads?

  • @netronet7566
    @netronet7566 Рік тому +1

    only in australia

  • @ronaldlatorilla
    @ronaldlatorilla Рік тому +1

    can you eat the crabs?

  • @GreyOctopusso
    @GreyOctopusso 4 місяці тому

    i need to catch them.

  • @melissatrader8528
    @melissatrader8528 7 місяців тому

    Wow they're cannibals

  • @josephthomas5679
    @josephthomas5679 Рік тому

    They are millions of crabs, how do the government controls the population of crabs? Is there a harvesting season perhaps

    • @flytrapYTP
      @flytrapYTP Рік тому +1

      No, because the number of crabs is naturally high. It's supposed to be like that.

    • @Lotnokri
      @Lotnokri Рік тому

      its because their natural predator is extinct, see maclear's rat on wiki. there is another predator for them tho but its an invasive species from africa which is yellow ant@@flytrapYTP

  • @Ilnatica
    @Ilnatica Рік тому +3

    They should have never allowed people to build on island. They should have left it all for the crab. Those poor crabs are lost climbing up the stairs.

  • @elonekezhoeshena2190
    @elonekezhoeshena2190 Рік тому +1

    Is this edible

  • @jessicajoute3450
    @jessicajoute3450 Рік тому

    Im here i will cook crab everyday

  • @AyaInoue-l3r
    @AyaInoue-l3r 2 місяці тому +1

    🌟🌟🌟

  • @LindaMerchant-bq2hp
    @LindaMerchant-bq2hp 10 місяців тому

    Sebastians (little mermaid) running about

  • @fishyfishy5
    @fishyfishy5 5 місяців тому +1

    C R A B R A V E

  • @fredegerry9966
    @fredegerry9966 2 роки тому +3

    Money money money money money!!!

  • @Caitleen26
    @Caitleen26 Місяць тому

    They all looked cooked since they are already red.😆😆🤭

  • @PerfectaRhyme
    @PerfectaRhyme Рік тому

    Those crabs are delicious 😋. You just can't catch them on Christmas Island you gotta go in the water and snag em and boil them good. Mmmmmmmmmmm

  • @intoodeepstl314
    @intoodeepstl314 Рік тому

    Why are you helping the crabs?

    • @stephanies.114
      @stephanies.114 Рік тому

      They care about the wildlife and not seeing squished crab in the road. The number of crabs that are crossing the road that time of year and the time it would take to clean the road/damage it would do to their car. No different than if you hit an animal that ran out in front of you car driving, wherever you live.

    • @nadarith1044
      @nadarith1044 6 місяців тому

      Why are you not?

  • @thetruth3068
    @thetruth3068 2 роки тому +2

    There must be tons of dead crabs every where, and some corpses probably hidden and hard to find.
    It probably smells terrible there.

  • @SymonsDenniz81-q8r
    @SymonsDenniz81-q8r Місяць тому

    ☆Bless ❤100☆

  • @devikalitara9832
    @devikalitara9832 Рік тому +1

    Its funny once the water hits them they dance

  • @frankyfoodlover5469
    @frankyfoodlover5469 2 роки тому +6

    Can I go there and eat crabs as much as I want? I mean go to the street and grab , like a hundred and make a delicious lunch ?

    • @theamnz5285
      @theamnz5285 2 роки тому +2

      Despite its great numbers, Christmas Island red crabs are not considered edible, at least not edible to humans.

    • @instgtr5200
      @instgtr5200 2 роки тому

      @@theamnz5285 why? Give me a reason

    • @theamnz5285
      @theamnz5285 2 роки тому +4

      @@instgtr5200 A quick Google search tells me that they are not considered to have a good flavour and they’re too small to be viable as a food as the meat (of which there is very little) is 90% water anyway.
      So I can only conclude that the reasons they don’t make good eating are the poor flavour and the tiny size.

    • @instgtr5200
      @instgtr5200 2 роки тому

      @@theamnz5285 ok thanks for explaining. But i'll still eat they all look too delightfull

    • @ADHDandD
      @ADHDandD 2 роки тому +2

      @@instgtr5200 they’re also protected

  • @G0REGF_
    @G0REGF_ Рік тому

    Crab Crab Crab Crab Crab Crab Crab Crab Crab

  • @ProfessionalWaste
    @ProfessionalWaste Рік тому

    Oh so they can walk forward?thats why we cant eat them

  • @JustANormalUser215
    @JustANormalUser215 10 місяців тому

    (Crab rave intensities)

    • @StickFiguresMaster
      @StickFiguresMaster 8 місяців тому

      🎵 Du du du du, du du du du 🎵
      🎵 Du de de de du, de de de du 🎵
      🎵 De de de du, de du du du du de du 🎵

  • @thundergotham9518
    @thundergotham9518 Рік тому

    Is anything being done about the goddam yellow ants???

  • @cosmiclyrics6397
    @cosmiclyrics6397 Рік тому

    Maut se darr nhi lagta kya inlogo ko😶😷

  • @suchi1349
    @suchi1349 Рік тому

    Can i eat red crab? because in thailand we alway cook with papaya sald

  • @KINGMAYABZE
    @KINGMAYABZE Рік тому

    Crabs and lobsters 🦞 are Red like bloods 😂😂

    • @revekat2053
      @revekat2053 9 місяців тому

      There’s blue lobster’s and crabs.

    • @KINGMAYABZE
      @KINGMAYABZE 9 місяців тому

      @@revekat2053 it's a blue fish not a lobster that sits in the bottom of the ocean floor

  • @Roonday
    @Roonday 3 місяці тому

    Everything is cool until they all start dancing like the music video

  • @ESter-hj7vd
    @ESter-hj7vd Рік тому

    Why are you saving the crab? It’s useless,you can’t eat it,you can’t do nothing to it,can’t help in any way shape or form ,so why you saving the crabs? What are they used for?

    • @Ivan-bk9xs
      @Ivan-bk9xs 8 місяців тому

      the diversity of life has value in itself outside human economic needs

    • @nadarith1044
      @nadarith1044 6 місяців тому

      Have you ever considered that value of life isn't tied to their usefulness to humans?

  • @angelagomez3603
    @angelagomez3603 2 роки тому +1

    Crab rave