Page 49 - One Million Things: Animal Life - The Incredible Visual Guide
P. 49

6   CORAL
          Resembling tiny sea anemones,
          corals live in vast groups in clear,
          shallow, tropical waters. They
                                                                                                               6
          protect themselves by building hard
          cases of calcium carbonate into
          which they can withdraw. Over time,
          the massed cases form huge coral
          reefs that provide habitats for fish
          and many other marine animals.






           Giant green sea anemone


























                                                                              Carpet anemone
                                                                                                                                        47

                                                      (c) 2011 Dorling Kindersley, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


   046_047_jellies.indd   47
                                                                                                                                     12/1/09   12:34:49
   US_046_047_jellies.indd   47                                                                                                     16/12/08   15:46:35
   44   45   46   47   48   49   50   51   52   53   54