SearchingfortheSea

Aredtideflowsfromtheforesttothesea.ItisfallonChristmasIslandinthePacificOcean.That’swhenmillionsofredcrabsmigrate.Theyskittertotheseatoreleasetheireggs.Howdotheyknowwhattodo?

InOctober,thewetseasonbegins.Thecrabsleavetheirrainforest burrows.Malestravelfirsttothebeach.Theydigburrowsandwaitforthefemales.Theymateinorneartheburrows.Thenthemalesreturntotheforest.Attheturnofthehightide,femalesreleasetheireggsintotheocean.Thentheyreturnhome.Theyounggrowupintheseaandcometolandasadults.