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DFWhat is a Coral Reef Coral is a living animal All coral animals have soft bodies There are two types of coral One type of coral grows a hard shell over its body The other type of Coral does not Sea fans are a type of coral that does not grow a hard shell They are soft coral that move and bend with the water
A group of coral with hard shells is called a colony New colonies grow on top of old ones This forms a coral reef Each new layer of coral makes the reef grow larger and larger A coral reef takes hundreds of years to form Australia's Great Barrier Reef is so big it can be seen from