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B1 Intermediate English 4:16 Educational

Crabs Trade Shells in the Strangest Way | BBC Earth

BBC Earth · 28,729,639 views · Added 2 months ago

Learning Stats

B1

CEFR Level

5/10

Difficulty

Subtitles (34 segments)

00:00

Hermit crabs use abandoned seashells as mobile homes.

00:07

As a crab grows, its shell becomes an ever tighter fit.

00:12

So, eventually, a crab needs to move in to a bigger one.

00:17

Suitable empty shells are few and far between...

00:21

And this one is far too spacious for this crab.

00:30

But instead of continuing its search, this small crab settles down to wait.

00:46

Other crabs, also looking to upgrade to a bigger home,

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