Sujet

Two coconut crabs

Légende

Fiji, Two coconut crabsA bare-chested Fijian man holds up two large coconut crabs (Birgus latro) for the camera. Caption reads: The huge coconut crab is becoming increasingly rare in Fiji since it is a great delicacy. These crabs live on the ground but climb the tallest palms to eat the coconuts. To catch them, the Fijians tie grass round the trunk of the palm. When the crab backs down and feels the grass it releases its hold on the trunk and drops to the ground, being either killed or stunned by the fall, 1965. 2005/010/1/14/41.

Date

01 févr. 1965

Crédit

Photo12/Bristol Archives/UIG

Notre référence

UMG20A05_136

Model release

Non

Property release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

48,9Mo (2,9Mo) / 39,6cm x 30,9cm / 4677 x 3654 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Fiji Two coconut crabsA bare-chested Fijian man holds up two large coconut crabs (Birgus latro) for the camera Caption reads: The huge coconut crab is becoming increasingly rare in Fiji since it is a great delicacy These crabs live on the ground but climb the tallest palms to eat the coconuts To catch them the Fijians tie grass round the trunk of the palm When the crab backs down and feels the grass it releases its hold on the trunk and drops to the ground being either killed or stunned by the fall 1965