A beautiful study of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, this program examines the many types of coral animals, their food, and their predators, including the highly destructive crown-of-thorns starfish and the reasons for its cyclic recurrence. The program also examines other reef animals and includes segments on the ecology of the lagoon within the reef, the mangrove swamps at the ocean’s edge, and the beaches behind them. (55 minutes)

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