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The Coral Reef

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A few of the words

POLYP
Coral is built by tiny animals called polyps, each one secretes a hard limestone cup around itself, and over centuries those cups stack into the towering structures we marvel at today.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
NUDIBRANCH
Nudibranchs are shell-less sea slugs famous for their vivid, almost painterly colors, some species use those bold patterns to warn predators they taste terrible.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
PARROT
The parrotfish gets its name from its fused, beak-like teeth, which it uses to scrape algae from coral, and in doing so produces much of the fine white sand found on tropical beaches.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
ANEMONE
Sea anemones anchor themselves to rock or coral and wave their tentacles like flowers in a breeze, stunning small prey that drifts too close, yet clownfish live among those same tentacles unharmed.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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About The Coral Reef

A coral reef is one of the most alive places on Earth, a slow-grown garden of polyps, sponges, and waving anemones in every shade of gold and violet. Parrotfish crunch at the coral, wrasses dart through grottos, and a lone urchin tucks itself into a crevice while the current hums past. The whole reef breathes together, each creature a bright thread in a tapestry woven over thousands of years.

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