Giant Crab Devours Coconuts: The Little-Known Ecology of the Protected Coconut Crab
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Giant Crab Devours Coconuts: The Little-Known Ecology of the Protected Coconut Crab

The coconut crab, found in Indonesia's Togean Islands, is a giant crustacean weighing up to 4kg with a 2m leg span. Despite being a protected species, it's traded at high prices and has a peculiar fondness for coconuts, a behavior whose reason remains unknown.

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