Red Crab egg release.

Once a year the 10 Million Red Crabs of Christmas island march towards the coast .The conclusion of this migration is the release of 10,000 eggs by each female.The females carefully enters the water of the rock or beach and release their eggs with a movement now called a 'shimmy ' .This videos focus is on this under water shimmy dance.Note ... If the crab looses its grip during spawning it will drown. Music . "Fun" by Vibe track (u tube free music) All video footage is 'Copyright' Pang Quong.
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