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Interesting facts about coral reefs.
-Corals are actually animals, not plants. They are surprisingly relatives of jellyfish and anemones.
-All clown fish start their lives as Males and as they grow, they may change genders to become a female.
-Coral reefs take a very long time to grow, growing at a rate of up to 2 cm a year.
-Coral atolls are actually made from volcanic remains.
-The world's first coral reef was formed about 500 million years ago.
-The Great Barrier Reef is made up of 900 smaller reefs.
-It takes over a century for a coral reef to recover from blast fishing if the coral cover is destroyed.
-The Australian Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space.
-The biodiversity of plants is much more diverse than the animal organisms
-All clown fish start their lives as Males and as they grow, they may change genders to become a female.
-Coral reefs take a very long time to grow, growing at a rate of up to 2 cm a year.
-Coral atolls are actually made from volcanic remains.
-The world's first coral reef was formed about 500 million years ago.
-The Great Barrier Reef is made up of 900 smaller reefs.
-It takes over a century for a coral reef to recover from blast fishing if the coral cover is destroyed.
-The Australian Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space.
-The biodiversity of plants is much more diverse than the animal organisms