"These Colorful ‘Rocks’ Are Actually Animals?!" 🤯🐚

➍ Things about Corals 🧠 They're animals, not plants or rocks! Despite their appearance, corals are living marine animals related to jellyfish and sea anemones. 🌊 They can move—as larvae! Coral larvae are free-swimming and use tiny hairs called cilia to navigate the ocean before settling down. 🌱 They reproduce in fascinating ways. Some corals release eggs and sperm into the water for external fertilization, while others can clone themselves by budding or fragmentation. 🌈 They come in a stunning variety of shapes and colors. From branching to brain-like forms, corals bring vibrant beauty to reef ecosystems. 🌞 Bonus fact: Corals have a powerful partnership with algae. Tiny algae called zooxanthellae live inside coral tissues, helping them produce food through photosynthesis! Pretty amazing for something that looks like a rock, right? Like and subscribe for more brain fuel discoveries! ⚫ Image Credits ➢ Photo by Marcelo Kato "marcelokato" on "Pixabay" ➢ Photo by Lisa "lpittman" on "Pixabay" ➢ Photo by Егор Камелев "ekamelev" on "Pixabay" ⚫Footage Credits ➢ Footage by Jack Drafahl "Jackdrafahl" from "Pixabay" ➢ Footage by Hassas Arts "Hassas_Arts" from "Pixabay" ➢ Footage by Engin Akyurt "Engin_Akyurt" from "Pixabay" ➢ Footage by Giustiliano Calgaro "giusti596" from Pixabay