Why are coral reefs so important?

More than just colourful underwater scenery, coral reefs have huge benefits for life on land. From developing treatments for cancer to protecting shorelines from tsunamis, these diverse ecosystems matter much more than we think.

00:00 Intro
0:13 How long ago did corals exist?
0:30 How diverse are coral reefs?
0:54 How do coral reefs help us?

#NaturalHistoryMuseum #Coral #Algae #Symbiosis
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[jessicalilybird]

Anyoneelse watching for online school???

[aestheticvibez]

I have to watch this for school, and well we need em coral

[syafizafri]

I wonder what app he used to produce this awesome vid !

[arthurmorganofthevanderlin]

Gotta send a letter to a government official on how we can save the coral reefs from industrialization as homework.... THANK YOU

[biyonfernando]

Can you direct us to some references used for these statical claims?

[rebeccamontemayor]

Ah yes mhhhm ya I'm doing this cuz I have homework

[joshroesler]

We want to know why they are important to the planet, not to humans ffs, we are the ones destroying them.

[masonplays]

I'm Learning a lot cuz I'm a kid

[chanduchandu]

Awesome wonderful animation.... CHUMMAA

[phoenixstudios]

Sooo... we need them to get some kinds of medicine? That's all I really got from this.

[sindhumahithadevarapalli]

Very interesting topic it is and we done project on it

[dormat_orgon]

ppl from 2 years ago its 2021 and yall about to die

[JosephFrankk]

Videos like this are exactly why idgaf about coral reefs. Profiteering for "our sake."    You just lost one supporter. Good luck.