“The exact timing and speed of the migration is determined by the phase of the moon,” Parks Australia notes. “Red crabs always spawn before dawn on a receding high-tide during the last quarter of the ...

Every year, red crabs overtake roads and homes as they migrate from their forest dwellings to the sea, where they spawn their eggs "Everyone here really values the crabs, and [the migration] is seen ...

Spotting animals can be a fun and even rare moment for those who live in a city, but for residents of this tiny Australian Island in the middle of the Indian Ocean, seeing animals is practically ...

CHRISTMAS ISLAND, Australia - Millions of red crabs have emerged from their burrows and the rainforests on Australia's Christmas Island to begin their annual migration to the ocean, leading to quite a ...

The red crab migration is currently underway in Australia, as millions of crabs emerge from the forests of Christmas Island, making their way toward their coastal breeding grounds. (Reuters via ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Tens of millions of red crabs are making their way to the ocean as part of their annual migration on Christmas Island, where a much smaller human population uses leaf blowers ...

With an El Nino weather pattern extending its hold on a longer dry season, and as the holiday period approaches, Christmas Island is gearing up for an extraordinary natural phenomenon – the annual red ...

In this image supplied by Parks Australia, a young boy walks amongst red crabs during their annual migration, Oct. 19, 2025 on Christmas Island, Australia. (Parks Australia via AP) MELBOURNE, ...

Millions of red crabs on Christmas Island have begun their annual migration, with some roads closed to allow for the crustaceans to traverse the Australian island safely. Video shared by Parks ...

With so much in the news about exoplanets and UFO sightings, it’s easy to forget the ocean and its shores are full of things that seem genuinely alien. So very many things. The red crabs of Christmas ...