In general, the same as
living with trees covered with a blanket of dark atmosphere, with the
background color is dark brown forest and wild animals camouflaged. But not
with Christmas Island.
Small volcanic island
in the Indian Ocean, 1600 kilometers north-west of the capital of Western
Australia, Perth, this forest is covered with red paint, of millions of crabs
that inhabit this island. Crabs are becoming increasingly visible, especially
during the mating season, which begins in late November. When the breeding
season, they make a mass migration of the tropical rainforest of the sea is
estimated, there are 120 million crabs living on the island of 135 square
kilometers.
These crabs dominate most
areas of Christmas Island, beach, road, and the area of national parks, the
two-thirds of the island. Crabs on the island is composed of 20 species.
Christmas Island is
located near the island of Java, especially in the Southwest. The climate is
classified as a tropical living with a population of 1402 inhabitants located
in a residential area on the northern tip of the island, the Flying Fish Cove,
Silver City, Poon Saan, and Drum Site.
These islands are
geographically isolated and far away from human reach 19th Century. It is not
surprising, are the various flora and fauna endemic to the island is relatively
undisturbed. This is important for the scientists.
And dominates the crab
population, the island is also home to satellite from Australia and Russia,
followed by the Asia-Pacific (PHAC) led to start. PHAC to Christmas Island as a
place to have a satellite is due to its proximity to the equator and the
climate is predicted to start. Could also minimize the position of the remote
island of Christmas, the risk of a rocket orbiting satellite is falling on
people.
