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Unexpected Creature Eaten by the Ryukyu Spiny Rat, a Protected Species, Captured on Video by a Conservation Officer: "I've Never Seen Anything Like It Before" - Kunigami Village, Okinawa

A video of a Ryukyu spiny rat, a nationally designated natural monument, eating a crab was filmed in Kunigami Village, Okinawa Prefecture. Toyo Tokuchi (63), a manager at the nationally designated Yagaji Wildlife Sanctuary, filmed the video on his smartphone on the night of the 12th. Tokuchi said, "They are omnivorous animals, but this is the first time I've seen them catch and eat crabs instead of plants or insects."
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A video of a Ryukyu spiny rat, a nationally designated natural monument, eating a crab was filmed in Kunigami Village, Okinawa Prefecture. Toyo Tokuchi (63), a manager at the nationally designated Yagaji Wildlife Sanctuary, filmed the video on his smartphone on the night of the 12th. Tokuchi said, "They are omnivorous animals, but this is the first time I've seen them catch and eat crabs instead of plants or insects."

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沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news on Monday, July 27, 2026.
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