Find Oxford the Octopus in our Coral Reef Coloring PageCategory: Coloring/Activity Pages Published: Monday, June 08, 2009 Click here to download our Coral Reef Coloring and Activity Page (and see if you can find Oxford the Octopus in it!) But first you can read below to learn more about coral reefs.
Hi Everyone. This is a photo I took of a coral reef while I was snorkeling off the shore of Belize in May, 2009. Coral is formed by millions of tiny animals called polyps. These coral formations may look like branching trees, large domes, moving fingers or tiny pipes. The living coral can be beautiful shades of tan, orange, yellow, purple and green, as you can see in the photo. (Some even looked like they were dancing underwater!) Coral animals cannot live in water cooler than 65 degrees F (18 degrees C), therefore coral reefs are found mostly in warm, shallow, and tropical seas. Coral is an important source of food for fish, sea cucumbers, turtles, worms, anemones and other creatures that live in the sea. While we were snorkeling, we had to be very careful not to touch the coral because touching it would harm or kill it. You can learn more about coral reefs (and what animals live or visit there) by listening to our animal song IF I WERE A FISH. You can also learn about a very special octopus who sometimes visits the reef by listening to our song OXFORD THE OCTOPUS. Both of these animal songs for kids are on my CD IF I WERE A FISH and Other Ocean Songs for Kids by Birdsong and the Eco-Wonders. Have fun coloring the coral reef! ~Birdsong
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