Sally Lightfoot Crabs Run the Gauntlet
In Sally Lightfoot Crabs Run the Gauntlet, narrator Sir David Attenborough introduces these colorful crabs who jump from rock to rock as the tide goes out to make it to their feeding ground. The crabs are very determined, but so are some fierce predators along the way. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Blue Planet II, a natural history series that explores the world's oceans, the animals that live in them, and the threats they face, using modern filming techniques and equipment to capture previously unseen areas of the ocean.
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Q: Describe the crabs in the video.
A: The crabs are deep red with white underneath and have speckles on their legs.
Q: Why are the crabs waiting for the tide to go out?
A: They are trying to get to the covered rocks where they will eat the seaweed and algae.
Q: Why does the narrator say that it appears that the crab is afraid of the water?
A: The crab makes large leaps over the water to get from rock to rock, as though it is trying to avoid the water.
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