Preliminary studies on biology and behavior of coconut crabs (Birgus latro) in captivities
2000
Jantrapornsilp, S. | Ruangkaew, W. (Department of Fisheries, Bangkok (Thailand). Marine Biological and Fishery Research Inst.)
Preliminary studies on biology and behavior of coconut crab have been carried out at Phuket Marine Biological Center. Twenty-three mature coconut crabs were collected from Assumption Island and transferred to the Center. The crabs were measured, weight and number tagged and kept in two 3*4 m concrete tanks. External characters of the crabs were examined. Feeding and moving behavior were observed at night. The results were found that the crabs were aggressive animals especially the bigger one. They can eat many kinds of food, fish, meat including many kinds of fruits. Besides, an attempt to survey for the coconut crab at Huyong Island, one of the Similan Island Group have been done for 3 days based on the evident of sighting of coconut crab information. Unfortunately, no coconut crab is found. At present the status of the coconut crab in Thailand is critical endangered.
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