Fauna of the A&N Islands - 1

Nicobari Crab Eating Macaque, South Bay, Great Nicobar Island, Feb. 2002
Only two islands in the Nicobars, Great Nicobar Island and Katchal have a population of these macaques. In Great Nicobar in particular, they had become a big problem for the horticulturists and farmers on account of crop damage that they caused

Giant Robber Crab, South Sentinel Wildlife Sanctuary, February 1998.
The Giant Robber Crab Birgus latro is among the largest and the most land dwelling of crab species. It is found in a number of Nicobar Islands and only the South Sentinel Island in the Andaman group. South Sentinel is a small 1.6 sq. kms un-inhabited island that is known to have a good population of these crabs

Green Sea turtle returning to the sea after nesting, South Sentinel Island Wildlife Sanctuary, Feb. 1998.