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"Coral is an extremely beautiful and different canine. Each coral head involves thousand[s] of specific polyps. These polyps are constantly budding and branching into genetically indistinguishable neighbors." (Antony Garrett List) Folks have always loved to build things, whether it's a feat of engineering within an underground subway or the structure of the world's tallest skyscraper. Thus, it's relatively ironic that the greatest structure ever before built had not been created by humans, but by incredibly tiny organisms known as coral polyps. During the period of thousands of years, these small organisms have put together a assortment of almost 3,000 reefs that form a collective stretches across 130,000 square kilometers. It is often mistakenly stated that the Great Wall structure of China can be seen in space, but it's absolutely true that the great Great Barrier Reef is seen. The utter size of the Great Barrier Reef is mind boggling, but its importance stretches considerably past its physical extent. Put simply, the Great Barrier Reef is one of the most beautiful spots on earth, offering kaleidoscopic colors because of the coral and the species that call it home. This is understandable just because a staggering range of species inhabit the Great Barrier Reef, which range from starfish and turtles, to alligators and birds. Scientists have counted about 1,500 different seafood species that use the reef, and it's really believed that 1.5 million birds use the website. In designating it a global Traditions Site, UNESCO had written of the Great Barrier Reef, "THE FANTASTIC Barrier Reef is a niche site of impressive variety and beauty on the north-east shoreline of Australia. It contains the world's greatest assortment of coral reefs...."
