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coral spawning in the great barrier reef. credit - Xavier Keir Silverswift
Is This the World’s Biggest Sex Party?
May 21, 2020

Once a year, Australia’s Great Barrier Reef goes off, literally, in a spectacular spawning event that proves this UNESCO World Heritage wonder is alive and kicking against the specter of climate change. There’s only one word to describe the Great Barrier Reef annual spawning episod

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