Watch a ray swimming near the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia
A ray swimming near the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.An overview of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Learn how the corals of the Great Barrier Reef reproduce.
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© Fun Travel TV (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Manta rays swimming in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef, off the eastern coast of Australia.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz; Thumbnail © Marco Brivio/Dreamstime.comOverview of Whitsunday Island, part of the Cumberland Islands, Australia.
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