Coconut crab

These amazing creatures will climb a palm tree, husk a coconut with their claws, score the nut inside, and push it off the tree to force it to crack when it strikes the ground way below. They quickly scurry down the tree and slurp up the coconuts treasures. They are said to taste marvelous due to their 100% coconut diet.

A Toast to Pohnpei

October 11th 2012
A toast to where, what, who??? To Pohnpei, a small island located about 7 degrees north of the equator on the far east side of the Micronesian Islands in the southern Pacific ocean. Tropical, remote, serene. But why on earth would anyone, other than the native Pohnpeians, spend the bucks and the time required to get to this out of the way place that doesn’t even have a white sandy beach ... read more

Oceania » Micronesia » Pohnpei

Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen(s), Pohnpeian(s), Yapese Flag

In 1979 the Federated States of Micronesia, a UN Trust Territory under US administration, adopted a constitution. In 1986 independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the US, which was amended and renewed in 2004. Present concer... ... read more

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