coral reef
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"They are extremely colorful and can be spotted on coral reef ecosystems. However, many nudibranchs are very small in size and are extremely difficult to spot underwater with the naked eye."
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
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
The Great Barrier Reef, the world's biggest coral reef system on the north-east coast, is rightly recognised as a Unesco World Heritage Site.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025
A coral reef is normally built out of lots of colonies of different kinds.
From NewsForKids.net • Nov. 27, 2024
Out there, perhaps a mile away, the white surf flinked on a coral reef, and beyond that the open sea was dark blue.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
