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Life on the Reef
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The Great Barrier Reef is home to a stunning array of animals, from microscopic plankton to 100-ton whales. From the coral cays of the outer reef to the Islands of the Torres Strait, the reef's human residents work to find that critical balance between our needs and those of an ever-diminishing natural world.
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Watch as the reef faces and then recovers from cyclone season.
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Witness corals spawn, sea birds nest and turtle hatchlings erupt over the beaches.
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View the reef as tourists enjoy the perfect weather and humpback whales give birth.