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Article: Sea search: scientists find great surprises in the Great Barrier Reef.(Cover story)
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- WR News, Edition 3 (including Science Spin)
- Article date:
- December 5, 2008
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Brightly colored fish dart in and out of the Great Barrier Reef. That is a coral reef in Australia. Australia is a country and a continent. A coral reef is a large underwater structure full of plants and animals. Coral is made of tiny sea animals called polyps. When polyps die, their hard shells become part of the reef.
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Scientists recently explored the world's largest coral reef. They also looked at another reef near Australia. Their search turned up hundreds of animal species. Some of the species may have never been seen before.
Scientists used netted bags to search the reef. They spied big-clawed shrimp and worms shaped ...