Jewels of the Caribbean

Audience:

Educator

Hidden just beneath the waves of the Caribbean Sea lies a treasure trove of sea creatures in a fantastic underwater world. Circling the intricate coral reefs are creatures great and small. Wild Chronicles gets up close and personal with the denizens that call these waters home.
1. The coral reefs of the Carribbean Sea are home to hundreds of animals. More than a dozen were shown or mentioned in this video. How many can you name?
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  Animals mentioned in the video include:
  
  corals (cnidarians)
  
  reef sharks (fish)
  
  black grouper (fish)
  
  cleaner gobies (fish)
  
  tiger grouper (fish)
  
  Pederson shrimp (crustaceans)
  
  humpback whales (mammals)
  
  loggerhead sea turtles (reptiles)
  
  barracudas (fish)
  
  yellowtail snapper (fish)
  
  Carribbean reef squid (cephalopods)
  
  Creole wrasse (fish)
  
  Animals shown, but not mentioned in the video, include:
  
  rays (fish)
  
  Harlequin bass (fish)
  
  fairy basslet (fish)
  
  Atlantic blue tang (fish)
  
  lobsters (crustaceans)
  
  sperm whales (mammals)
  
  jellies (cnidarians)
  
  angelfish (fish)
  
  halibut (fish)
  
  dolphins (mammals)
Articles & Profiles
- National Geographic Magazine: Coral Reef Color
Images
- National Geographic Photography: Coral Kingdom
- National Geographic Photography: Underwater Creatures

Term	Part of Speech	Definition	Encyclopedic Entry
coral reef	Noun	rocky ocean features made up of millions of coral skeletons.
intricate	Adjective	very detailed and complex.
sea	Noun	large part of the ocean enclosed or partly enclosed by land.	Encyclopedic Entry: sea
wave	Noun	moving swell on the surface of water.

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Editor

Caryl-Sue, National Geographic Society

Producers

Caryl-Sue, National Geographic Society
Nina Page, National Geographic Society

Last Updated

Aug. 23, 2011

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