Coral Reef,Australia
Every year between late October and mid-December, the Australian Great Barrier Reef is the scene of one of the most fascinating events of the underwater world - the coral reproduction process!
This explosion of life where coral branches release into the sea millions of sperm and eggs in perfect sync, is a natural firework display. The phenomenon has a duration of just a few days and takes place only after the full moon and only when the water reaches the right temperature and the perfect saline level which increase the chances of fertilization.
The Australian Great Barrier Reef is the largest in the world, covering an area of over 80 square miles and the true phenomenon here is that only one in ten million eggs are able to be fertilized. This fertilized egg will be transported by currents, then fixate on a rock where it will then turn into an octopus and separate itself to give rise to a new colony.
This year at exactly 7.30pm on November 21, it reached its maximum level of showmanship. This video which was filmed for "David Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef" documents the process of these tiny sea architects, builders of the most incredible and complex marine ecosystem.
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