Christmas Island in grip of epic baby boom

By Tracey Ferrier
Updated January 15 2022 - 7:06am, first published 7:00am
Christmas Island's red crabs turn the ground into living carpet as they dash towards the forest.
Christmas Island's red crabs turn the ground into living carpet as they dash towards the forest.

Millions of baby red crabs have scurried ashore on Christmas Island, with locals using leaf blowers to save the heaving mass from the traffic.

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