Robber Crab Lives Up to Name by Stealing Away With Shoe
A robber crab lived up to its name when it snatched a black boot lying idle on a beach on Christmas Island.
This footage was captured by Hung-Chang Liu, a Taiwan-based zoologist, who told Storyful that he has regularly visited Christmas Island for two months at a time to study crabs there.
The zoologist told Storyful that this footage was captured on Dolly Beach, a popular tourist attraction on the Australian territory. The island is located in the Indian Ocean, a full 2,600 kilometers northwest of Perth.
Hung-Chang Liu stated that the footage was recorded originally recorded on February 10, 2013, however it was posted to YouTube on March 15 of this year. Credit: Hung-Chang Liu via Storyful
