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Cuba: Wild Island of the Caribbean
Video: Crabs Spawn a New Generation

Each year, Cuban land crabs return to the sea en masse to release their eggs in the surf.

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Mary -- November 20th, 2008 at 2:51 pm

Wow I want to go to cuba!

Mary -- November 20th, 2008 at 2:52 pm

The guy talking sounds weird

Susan -- November 20th, 2008 at 2:53 pm

What are these crabs called?

Stephanie -- January 23rd, 2009 at 12:40 pm

That video was very short. It was kind of interesting.

Liz -- April 11th, 2009 at 12:42 am

I was born in Cuba and we lived on the beach. My mom told me about when the crabs would come and coat every inch of our land. Including the walls of the house. It’s great to get a visual of what she was talking about.

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