Street View Joins a Crab Migration of Millions on Christmas Island

The volume of red crabs presents unprecedented conditions for the Street View image capture. As crabs crowd the roads, boardwalks and beaches, each step must be taken with care. Fortunately, crabs have right of way on Christmas Island, and Parks Australia has built walls and fencing along roads to direct the crossers to safety.

The volume of red crabs presents unprecedented conditions for the Street View image capture. As crabs crowd the roads, boardwalks and beaches, each step must be taken with care. Fortunately, crabs have right of way on Christmas Island, and Parks Australia has built walls and fencing along roads to direct the crossers to safety.

Whether you're in Ballarat, Bogota or Berlin, soon you'll be able to experience the Christmas Island crab migration, and its grand finale (the spawning) on Street View. We invite you to join this marvelous march - and see why Sir David Attenborough calls this phenomenon one of the "most astonishing and wonderful sights." You can expect to see the imagery from this collection on Street View in early 2018.

Contact:

Camilla Ibrahim
Communications and Public Affairs Manager
camillai@google.com
+61-429-084-340

Spokespeople featured in the video news release:
- Dr Alasdair Grigg, Parks Australia Ranger
- Camilla Ibrahim, Google Australia