Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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You may be familiar with coral reefs, but while corals may look like plants or rocks, they're actually living animals!

Museum scientist, Leonardo Bertini explains how these beautiful underwater structures are formed, and what they need to survive.

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