Found on islands in the Indian and Pacific oceans, the coconut crab is a large, land-based crustacean that can be up to three feet long. Its huge, powerful claws can indeed crack coconuts, and if it doesn’t find a coconut on the ground, it can clamber up a tree and cut one down! (Photo: Sunsinger / Shutterstock)
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