Ocean Wonderland Page #2
certainly enjoyed his metaphors.
He compared the endless waters of an ocean
to the endless sands of a desert,
and the coral reef to an oasis.
The reefs are havens where sea life abounds
and all the different species
depend on each other for survival.
Huge schools of yellow snappers
thrive on parts of the reef.
Let me introduce you to this wonderful
ballet my friends have prepared for you.
Well, you wouldn't get a bunch of turtles
to carry on like that,
but it's rather fascinating,
don't you think?
Thank you, my friends. See you later.
Now, no one particularly likes
becoming someone else's lunch,
but down here, we're pretty realistic
about our place in the food chain.
You eat and you are eaten.
That's just the way it goes.
These sandy plains may seem barren to you,
but just below the surface
live countless molluscs and small worms.
And any creature with the right appetite,
and the right technique
knows they are down there.
Stingrays are experts at finding
and excavating their prey from the sand.
Their mouth is under their body,
while their eyes are on top.
To me, this is a little strange.
They have powerful jaws, of course.
Not as strong as mine,
but they are capable of crushing
even the hardest shells.
And as always, nothing goes to waste.
The smaller fish feast on the scraps
When I think of life on the reef,
two things come to mind,
abundance and extraordinary diversity.
These are surgeonfish.
They graze on the algae
growing on the rocks.
They find safety in numbers
by travelling together.
Traffic can get heavy at times.
It's okay, I can wait.
Bigeye trevallies
at least by day.
By night, the dense schools disperse
and each fish must find its own dinner.
Although the barracuda exudes
elegance and danger,
unless provoked,
they are no danger to you humans.
With nightfall, a strange serenity
descends on the reef
and a whole new array of life is revealed.
Many creatures filter the water for food,
The corals themselves
extend their tentacles to catch zooplankton.
in search of nutrition.
Small fish retreat into the delicate maze
of coral branches.
At night, these trumpetfish
prefer the man-made shelter
the shipwreck can provide.
This puffer fish doesn't look too happy
about our late-night intrusion,
so let's sneak away. Come on.
Sorry, my friend. Go back to sleep.
Here's a creature that always makes me
duck into my shell,
one of the deadliest on the planet,
the sea snake.
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