Hi Lilly! My name is Hamlet.Will you join me for

a coral reef adventure?Great!!

Follow me!!

This is a coral reef.Coral reefs are found all over

the world in warm waters.Coral reefs are home to

thousands of different animals,like

coral, fish,

and crustaceans.

What’s living, is a bunch of tiny animals, and looks like a rock?Coral!

Coral comes in many shapes and sizes,

and consists of hundreds of and consists of hundreds of tiny animals called coral tiny animals called coral

polyps.polyps.

Thousands of fish use coral for food and shelter

Do you see the2 spotfin butterflyfish?

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There’s green moray eel hiding in the reef.Watch out!He comes out mostly at

night

This is the giant goliath grouper. He’s the ‘king’ of the

reef.

A goliath grouper can grow up to 8 feet long and weight up to

800pounds!

Where is the scorpion fish?

Can you see his:eye

,mout

h,and fin?

Like fish, many other animals live in the coral reef,like this lobster.

He’s a crustacean.

Crawling slowly is this snail called a flamingo tongue.

Worms also live in the reef, like these Christmas Tree worms

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Over the reef top glides an eagle ray!

If you stood him on end he’d reach from floor to

ceiling!

Here’s a loggerhead turtle swimming with a barracuda.

Grab shell dudes!!

This is a jellyfish.They’re not really fish, but

are cousins of coral.Like coral, they have tentacles

to catch their food.

They are found in all the oceans in schools of

millions

Oh no!! A shark!Let’s get out of here!

Wow!! That was fun.See you next time!