00:00What if I told you that skeletons aren't just for spooky season?
00:04Deep in the ocean, there's a creature that builds its home out of living skeletons.
00:10No, it's not a sea zombie.
00:13Meet the coral polyp.
00:15These tiny, squishy animals are the master architects of the underwater world.
00:22Each polyp secretes a limestone cup around itself,
00:26creating its own little stony apartment.
00:28As millions of polyps live and build together,
00:32their homes fuse, forming the massive, intricate structures we call coral reefs.
00:39So, the Great Barrier Reef?
00:41That's not a rock.
00:43It's a bustling metropolis built by billions of tiny animals.
00:48A living skeleton you can see from space.
00:51Mind-blowing, right?
00:53If you love discovering the weird and wonderful side of nature,
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01:02Thanks for watching.
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