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Creatures

Creatures. 5,ooo species of mollusks. 400 species of coral. 30 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises visit the Great Barrier Reef. Over 200 species of birds. 14 species of sea snakes. 1500 species of fish. 500 species of sea weed or marine algae.

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Creatures

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  1. Creatures • 5,ooo species of mollusks. • 400 species of coral. • 30 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises visit the Great Barrier Reef. • Over 200 species of birds. • 14 species of sea snakes. • 1500 species of fish. • 500 species of sea weed or marine algae. • There are clown fish, angel fish and many more.

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  3. Although the reef is called the Great Barrier Reef, it is actually made up of around 2600 different reefs. The Great Barrier Reef is 2000km long, starting just south of the Tropic of Capricorn. The Great Barrier Reef stretches along the Queensland coastline from just north of Bundaberg (where you will find the Southern Reef Islands) right upto Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait. Due to the reefs amazing and spectacular natural beauty the Great Barrier Reef was declared as a World Heritage Area in 1981. Facts The coral on the reef dates back to around 18 million years old, and is thought to be about 500 metres in some places. Coral is made by Polyps which are marine animals from the Cindaria family. When the Polyps die, their skeletons turn white (which is how you know if coral is alive or dead) and then more Polyps grow on top of them. The reef is called the 'Barrier' Reef because it is an outer reef, situated along the Australian continental shelf with the channel between the coastline and the reef reaching a depth of about 60m. The other type of reef is a 'Fringe' reef, which is situated along the coastline of land and islands.

  4. What activities do people do in the Great Barrier Reef? • some activities are feeding the fish the sharks and many more animals. • this activity needs a lot of training for the dolphin because you have to make the dolphin jump throw a hoop when it does that right you have to give it a treat.

  5. Quiz time good luck. • There are going to be three questions and three answers the real answer will be the one on the next page so I hope you were listening after one question.

  6. How many species of sea snakes.

  7. How much species of mollusks

  8. How much species of coral.

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  10. Thanks for watching • I hope you enjoyed my PowerPoint on the Great Barrier Reef

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