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Short Attention: What is a coral?
Coral polyps are tiny animals, some no bigger than the head of a pin, that build protective calcium carbonate skeletons. Dr. Stephen Palumbi of Stanford University uses show us how such tiny organisms can build such huge reefs.
Added: Feb 24, 2009
Views: 6519 Views
Runtime: 03:16
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