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This hitchhiking crab is looking for love | Planet Earth III - BBC

This male Columbus crab needs to hitch a ride if he wants to find love πŸ¦€ ❀️ #PlanetEarth3 #iPlayer Subscribe and πŸ”” to the BBC πŸ‘‰ https://bit.ly/BBCYouTubeSub Watch the BBC first on iPlayer πŸ‘‰ https://bbc.in/iPlayer-Home All our TV channels and S4C are available to watch live through BBC iPlayer, although some programmes may not be available to stream online due to rights. If you would like to read more on what types of programmes are available to watch live, check the 'Are all programmes that are broadcast available on BBC iPlayer?' FAQ πŸ‘‰ https://bbc.in/2m8ks6v.

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4 months ago

plastic 12 million tons of it end up in the ocean every year each year it's likely over half a million animals are ens snared and killed by these ghost Nets but some animals are learning how to take advantage of the plastic rafts and use them for shelter or even as a home this male Columbus crab barely bigger than your thumbnail is a Castaway clinging to his net he may have been drifting on ocean currents for months now fully grown he needs to find a pun Columbus crabs are not good swimmers so t
his male is [Music] marooned perhaps a passing loggerhead turtle could be the chance to Hitch a [Music] [Music] lift [Music] [Applause] made it but there is more than one passenger here a female Columbus crab they waste no time in getting acquainted and start to [Music] mate this pair May well stay together for the rest of their lives the turtle after of all makes an excellent home in return the crabs provide an onboard grooming [Music] service

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@jandyprins8109

Everyone needs love ❀

@willrueb9573

How did you two meet? Well, I was floating on a plastic net, and she passed by on a sea turtle's back. We've been inseparable ever since.

@Troy-ol5fk

It happens so fast

@saint5382

Idk how they Capture this kind of things, truly remarkable I love the love story.

@kheankimhong

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