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Stories about: coconut

The Largest Land Invertebrate: Coconut Crab This is the whale of the ground-dwelling arhtropods (articulated-feet invertebrates). The coconut crab, also called the robber crab (because it is believed to steal shiny objects, like a magpie), lives only on the tropical islands of Indian and Pacific Oceans (Christmas, Seychelles, Cook, Andaman, Nicobar, Carolines)... 19 November 2007 14:11 GMT Coconut Oil Replacing Diesel Oil-based fuels can be costly.And in a few years, the production could become insufficient. That's why on the island of Bougainville (the largest on the Solomon archipelago, Papua New Guinea), the locals have chosen a more effective solution for fueling cars and generators: coconut oil. Currently, there are a l... 9 May 2007 09:09 GMT