This camera displays a variety of coral predators.
You are watching live footage from beneath the located approximately 34 miles seaward of Cape Fear, North Carolina.
If you look a little closer, listen a little harder, you’ll notice the secret life of things all around you.
The wonderful and charming coral biologist and cnidariologist Shayle Matsuda of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology/UH Mānoa takes time out of his busy schedule during a coral spawning event to chat about how magical and beautiful coral can be and why reef health is important.
Zoom into an incredible three-dimensional scan of a coral specimen, part of the Academy’s natural history collections.
Just like other animals, corals come in all different shapes and sizes, from flat plates to branching arms to mushroom-like orbs. Learn more about the surprising shapes of coral with Academy educator Cassie.
