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The film cuts to a hummingbird sipping nectar from a flower on a cactus, a sea turtle floating over a coral reef, pink flamingos on a green lake, a snowflake, a butterfly.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 16, 2026

Using underwater footage, it will explore the major threats to our oceans, from destructive fishing techniques to mass coral reef bleaching.

From BBC May 4, 2025

A coral reef is normally built out of lots of colonies of different kinds.

From NewsForKids.net Nov. 27, 2024

Even the recent Red List assessment that found over two-fifths of coral reef species threatened with extinction added there are some species where data is so deficient that a risk category cannot be assigned.

From Salon Nov. 21, 2024

On one end, to the east, was a low coral reef that extended several hundred yards, awash in many places.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor




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