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The coconut crab can take a coconut from the ground and cut it to a husk nut, take it with its claw, climb up a tree 10 m (33 ft) high and drop the husk nut, to access the coconut flesh inside. [51] They often descend from the trees by falling, and can survive a fall of at least 4.5 m (15 ft) unhurt. [ 52 ]
Adult red-footed boobies are known to be hunted by coconut crabs; the crabs use their powerful claws to break the wings of boobies or catch them by their legs. One booby attacked while asleep on a low branch was killed by six coconut crabs over a period of several hours, while another caught after landing near the entrance to a crab burrow was ...
In September 2014, a 54-year-old English teacher was killed by a falling coconut in Pitigala, Sri Lanka. [49] In May 2017, a 59-year-old man was killed by a falling coconut while trying to pick coconuts from a tree in Jempol District, Malaysia. [50] In June 2021, an 11-month-old boy was killed by a falling coconut in Haunsabhavi, Karnataka ...
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The crabs can measure up to 3-feet across, have claws with astounding crushing power, and are able to sniff out their prey. They have also been proven capable of gaining an advantage over animals ...
Turns out the crabs swarmed the pig’s body, removed most of its flesh, and moved some of the bones as far as 60 feet away. “This tells us crabs drag bones,” TIGHAR’s Tom King told National ...
The plot of this famous fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm is set in motion by the fact that the tailor kills seven flies in one blow. When he brags about this people assume he is talking about giants, causing the king to send him away on a mission to kill a giant that torments the country. Shelob: Spider The Lord of the Rings: J. R. R. Tolkien
Pup, the roosters and the coconut crab, release Julius and his pilot fish. After a brief fight against the fishmonger and his two divers, the shed catches fire. The three humans pursue the escaping animals by dune buggy and motorcycles. As the chase ensues, the roosters get the two divers out of the way.