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The Christmas Island red crab hails from Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in the Indian Ocean. Even though these land crabs are under a never-ending assault by yellow crazy ants and vehicle strike (being hit by vehicles), these crabs are abundant and not listed by the IUCN. There […]

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This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The Abbott’s booby can only be found on Christmas Island and in the upper terrace forests of the north coast. They prefer tall trees in the plateau forests. Their foraging range extends to about 62 miles off the coast of Christmas Island, but can extend much farther. Due to the […]

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