Celebrating the wildlife wonderland on Christmas Island

This island in the Indian Ocean may belong to Australia, but its architecture, demographics and lifestyle echo those of old Singapore

Red crabs on the march after the start of the wet season rains. PHOTO: TAN CHUNG LEE
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This island in the Indian Ocean may belong to Australia, but its architecture, demographics and lifestyle echo those of old Singapore

Christmas Island, a speck in the vast Indian Ocean, is a wildlife wonderland that also hides a slice of old Singapore.

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