Horseshoe Crabs in Delaware Bay

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Horseshoe crabs: Ancient creatures who are a medical marvel

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Delaware Bay is home to the world's largest population of horseshoe crabs.

Horseshoe crab blood is used to detect dangerous endotoxins in medicine.

An estimated 40 million crabs live in the Bay , although they can be found all along the Atlantic Coast .

Shore birds depend on the eggs and fly thousands of miles to eat them.

The Center for Biological Diversity and 22 partner organizations are actively trying to get the horseshoe crab listed as an endangered species.

They're working to get Eli Lilly and other companies to use a synthetic alternative to horsesho crab blood originally discovered in Singapore .

In the meantime, volunteers are walking along the Delaware Bay turning over toppled crabs to help make sure they get back to the water after spawning.

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