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Why Are There 30 MILLION Horseshoe Crabs On This East Coast Beach?

Horseshoe crabs spend most of their lives in the ocean depths. But every May and June, their spindly little legs will carry them 60 miles or more to congregate on sandy beaches up and down the Atlantic coast. Nowhere are their numbers greater than in Delaware Bay. As many as 30 million crabs — a population the size of Shanghai, China — descend on these shores. What are they all up to?

English
  • Originally Aired August 31, 2021
  • Runtime 8 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Production Code PSX4NvvgmJM
  • Network PBS
  • Production Company PBS Productions
  • Created September 1, 2021 by
    shriek
  • Modified September 1, 2021 by
    shriek