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See some of the world's best displays of nature on the planet.
BATS, ZAMBIA
In one of the largest and certainly the most concentrated migration events anywhere, some 10 million straw-coloured fruit bats converge on a small patch of swamp forest in Kasanka National Park in northern Zambia in November and early December to feast on their favourite ripening musuku fruit. Their sheer weight makes trees droop and occasionally breaks branches. Sunrise and sunset provide the awesome spectacle of the bats in the air. See zambiatourism.com
RED CRABS, AUSTRALIA
Millions of red crabs emerge from the forest and invade Christmas Island's beaches to lay their eggs during November or December, though the exact timing depends on rainfall and the phases of the moon. There are so many crabs that roads often have to be shut down. In February, there's the further spectacle of baby red crabs emerging from the ocean to start the cycle all over again. See christmas.net.au
By Brian Johnston.
Full story at Stuff.
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