Steve Irwin on the Endangered Coconut Crab

Feb 05, 2006

Steve Irwin on the Endangered Coconut Crab:

"I'll tell you what guys, if you're ever seriousely concerned about an endangered species,
don't eat it, just don't eat it mate"
Steve Irwin: The Crocodile Hunter Diaries: ITV1: 13.45: 05/02/2006

Wiki-Def

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_crab

COCONUT CRABS

The coconut crab is a large edible land crab related to the hermit crab, and are found in the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans. They eat coconuts for a living! How would you like to be on an island and come across a crab that is more than 3 feet from head to tail and weighs up to 40 pounds, with a pair of large pincers strong enough to open coconuts! They can climb trees too, but they only eat coconuts that have already fallen to the ground. Coconut crab meat has been considered a local delicacy.

http://www.foodreference.com/html/fcoconutcrab.html