Largest of the terrestrial Land Crab family, the Coconut Crab has been over-exploited and now found only on islands off the mainland coast

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Largest of the terrestrial Land Crab family, the Coconut Crab has been over-exploited and now found only on islands off the mainland coast where they are protected

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Size: 6200px × 4497px
Location: Mbudya Island, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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