These two days, a place that 99% of Chinese have never heard of
Suddenly appeared in the major news
Not only Tencent News and other online media reported it
Even Oriental TV and CCTV are scrambling to report
Christmas Island
The Great Red Crab Migration occurs only on Christmas Island
Although it belongs to Australia
But it's closer to Indonesia
Although this small island is unheard of for the Chinese people
But Wild Go as China's leading nature travel company
It has been issued for the second consecutive year
Lead everyone to Christmas Island
See this world-class animal migration wonder
This Christmas
Our fellow citizens
Right on Christmas Island
Surrounded by thousands of red crabs
After a heavy rain two days ago
Prefers damp red crabs to come out of their nests
In the forest, on the road, on the beach
Covered with "red carpet"
There are even red crabs that boldly break into the house
What a spectacle 50 million red crabs are
(The Great Migration of East Africa, wildebeest + zebra only 2 million Oh)
Is it really as the news says that "citizens are blocked to collapse"?
The Wild Christmas Island Group sent photos from the scene
Follow Aten straight to the scene
● Christmas Island road closure big traffic jam? ●
Don't listen to those reporters taking things out of context
When our team arrived this year at the height of the Red Crab Migration, the local government opened the "Road of Life" for the Red Crab, closing most of the roads and leaving 3 open (only 2 when we went last year). Many places in the local area will have road signs like the above picture, which update the road closure situation in real time.
But Tencent News's statement that "citizens are blocked to collapse" is absolutely nonsense... How many people are on Christmas Island? 2000 people! And the Christmas holiday, many people go back to Australia or go abroad for vacation, how can it be stuck in traffic~
On the highway, the government will build such a flyover, which not only protects the safety of red crabs, but also ensures the smooth flow of the road. So driving on the island's roads can even reach 80 yards per hour
● How to spend Christmas on Christmas Island? ●
Miss the Christmas party of the island owner
Last year, we were on the island and were invited to a Christmas party for the island owner, the australian government's top administrator! Because there are few people on the island, everyone can go to the island owner's big villa to party together!
Santa Claus rode a cool tricycle to play with us! This year, our wild group also thinks of Santa Claus and the island owner who has not been seen for a year, but...
The owner of the island actually went on vacation??? Leave a yard of Santa Claus... It seems that the festival is over in advance! But that's okay! We can still have a very meaningful Christmas!
When everyone thinks that going to Santa Claus's hometown for the festival is the real Christmas, the wild to take everyone to Christmas Island for the holiday, it is really a clear stream in the circle of friends!
Yesterday, Christmas Eve, friends on the island carefully made this red crab chocolate cake for our group! Super meaningful! According to the group, it was very delicious! The two little red crabs on the cake are delicate and cute!
● The most memorable Christmas ●
Witness the wonders of the world-class animal migration
Can Christmas be the same Christmas tree and peace fruit every year? Witness spectacular sights from the BBC documentary, encounter wonders comparable to the Great Migration in East Africa, and give yourself a Christmas present you will never forget!
The forest is the starting point of the red crab migration route. As a land crab, the red crab lives in a humid forest and its gills are completely degraded within a month of birth. We hiked into the forest to see red crabs cross the stout, winding banyan roots and head all the way to the coast!
However, the yellow mad ant, an invasive species brought by humans, can deal a devastating blow to the red crab population. Once on Christmas Island, the number of red crabs once reached 100 million, but now it has plummeted to 50 million... The Great Migration of Red Crabs is also a constant reminder of the dangers of species invasions.
Maybe stop by to visit your neighbor, the blue crab. There are 28 species of crabs on the island, making it a "crab paradise".
Out of the forest, they come to the area of human activity, where roads, houses, cars, manhole covers, etc. will be the challenges they face on the way forward.
Star Wars on the verge of breaking out? Neighbor Big Brother (coconut crab) is not good, or hurry up!
Red crabs are infested, just like celebrities going out on the street, and there are "paparazzi" chasing photos everywhere. Not only are wild groups, but animal lovers from all over the world are lying on the road to shoot it!
Finally, after much hardship, they have reached the seashore, which is the end of their journey, but their mission has only just begun.
At the seaside, the male arrives first and waits for the female to arrive to complete mating. So we were on the reef near the beach, it was easier to spot the red crabs that had gathered together, very spectacular, also very dense...
At this point, the male crabs have completed their glorious task, and the female crabs hide in the burrows and wait for the eggs to mature.
Female crabs also pick time to lay eggs, generally occurring in the early morning of the second quarter of the month, the orgasm can quickly take away the eggs, and the dark sky can also protect them from the sun and predators.
We took everyone to the shore in the early hours of the morning and witnessed the greatness of nature under the illumination of the headlamp!
As mentioned earlier, red crabs are land crabs, but in order to reproduce, female crabs have to overcome instinctive fears, carefully approach the sea, and risk drowning to send eggs into the sea.
● Christmas Island "Bird Fighting" ●
Called the "Galapagos of the Indian Ocean"
▲ The dense white dots in the picture are all kinds of seabirds. Christmas Island is very ecologically friendly and is inhabited by a variety of birds.
This time we shot the white-tailed partridge, the white-tailed tropicbird, up close. Super beautiful!
▲ The frigate bird is "really poor in quality" and likes to fight and grab things!
▲ Cute red-footed booby wearing its red dancing shoes~
▲ Looking for christmas island specialty bird species at night - Christmas Island hawk owl, last year we searched for several days to find its traces. This year, our sharp-eyed group friend, Teacher Dai (the snake that is dormant) was found at once!
The Journey to Christmas Island continues
Stay tuned for the next live broadcast
Today's live broadcasts are all filmed from the group friends and team leaders
We will continue to do this next year
For the third consecutive year, you will witness the wonders of the Great Red Crab Migration
According to the official release of Christmas Island, the best red crab migration time
12.9 to 12.11
Nobu go to special departure schedules
12.5~12.12
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