Palm thief in Seychelles by Coral Strand Hotel

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Palm thief in SeychellesCoral Strand Hotel
Seychelles is an extremely interesting place,
especially when it comes to wildlife
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These monstrous crabs can grow up to 1m in length
(from leg to leg) and like other decapods have 10
legs and a large abdomen. 
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They mostly feed on fruit, carrion, the shells of
other crabs (to ingest calcium) and they will pry
open coconuts by removing the outer fibres with
their strong claws.
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They are known for climbing Coconut and Pandanus
Trees to escape predation from large seabirds and
other older crabs.
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Contacts
Beau Vallon beach, Mahe island, Seychelles 248 4
291000 teplova_at_coralstrand.sc coralstrand.com