On Fearless Planet: Great Barrier Reef, coral and algae live together as a single symbiotic unit.
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Blue August: Fearless Planet: Coral and Algae
On Fearless Planet: Great Barrier Reef, coral and algae live together as a single symbiotic unit.
Added: Aug 6, 2009
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Runtime: 02:17
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