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Human arrival 'wiped out' Hawaii's unique crabs ?

| 04 July, 2011

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ALL Unique;Land crabs unique to Hawaii, as big as a human fist and able to travel huge distances inland, were wiped out by the first human colonists around 1,000 years ago, scientists have deduced.
Fossils have been found at altitudes of 1,000m (3,000ft) - unusual for a crab.