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Old 01-28-2008, 09:33 AM
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I can rule out the river crab now....hmm I was thinking of doing those waterfalls one day....thats why they say wear trainers.it was like a hermit crab as it had taken over a large seashell - dark orangy in colour with one large claw lol - i couldnt see the other one. Does big chief eye-spy have a book for dominican wildlife
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Little hermit crab

YouTube - Hermit crab saying hello

YouTube - Don Juan

YouTube - Hermit crab

This is cute!! Warning: Sad ending.
YouTube - Chapter 1: Crabitat
Remember to save a crab is to save a life!
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the first one ...infact I think i recognise the shell...it might be the same one lol.....so they dont live on the beach they prefer mountains ?
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the first one ...infact I think i recognise the shell...it might be the same one lol.....so they dont live on the beach they prefer mountains ?
Here's another one.

Land Hermit Crab

Regarding habitat, some are aquatic and some are land crabs. You'd have to do some more research. Some people are really into hermit crabs, they even have Meetup groups for hobbists! Caribbean hermit crab - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

They are kind of cute... if they could sing merengue, instead of just calypso that would great! YouTube - Kiss the Girl - The Little Mermaid - Kiss de Girl - Lyrics
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Speaking of wildlife in the DR, has anyone had any experience with the wild hog, or javelin? In the time of Buccannering they were extremely prevelent on the island and Dominican friends tell me they do exist yet today. At ione time they provided a substantial food source for pirates and Spanish settlers.
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I think the creatures crossing the roads are more likely to be mongoose,geese or gooses not the elusive solendon or hutia
April fools!
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There was never much in the way of wildlife on the island in terms of mammals compared to the Central/South American mainland - no monkeys, big cats, sloths, etc. I think the main wild mammals here - apart from the humpback whales and manatees - are the solenodon, the huron/jurón (ferret/weasel like creature sometimes seen running across rural roads) and the hutía (a large rodent).

The real richness and diversity is in birds, insects and reptiles. I also wonder which species have been lost.
I thought manatees were on the endangered species list?
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Sosua is full of them! Not that I've ever seen one.



... naked mole rats!
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Sosua is full of them! Not that I've ever seen one.



... naked mole rats!
that is one ugly ass rat!! ewwwwwwwwww
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