Almost 90 going on 25: Sir David Attenborough and the Great Barrier reef.
Watched David Attenborough's latest offering on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. What an absolute pleasure it was to watch.
Three things stood out, apart from the glories of modern technology which made the rest of the program possible.
I'm not sure I knew that coral polyps were nocturnal before but to see them all emerging from their coral pits was a wonder to behold.
Then not all the scientific reasoning was given but apparently there has been a re dating of the reef's origin which matches oral tradition about the reef's origins that has been passed on by word of mouth and the enactment of ritual dances for thousands of years, much more recently than thought.
Finally there was the simultaneous spawning of all the reefs corals on a single night...just amazing footage of this.
Well done Sir David....one of the research ship crew said you negotiated the entry to the submarine like a twenty five year old..
and you heading on for ninety....not bad going at all.
Three things stood out, apart from the glories of modern technology which made the rest of the program possible.
I'm not sure I knew that coral polyps were nocturnal before but to see them all emerging from their coral pits was a wonder to behold.
Then not all the scientific reasoning was given but apparently there has been a re dating of the reef's origin which matches oral tradition about the reef's origins that has been passed on by word of mouth and the enactment of ritual dances for thousands of years, much more recently than thought.
Finally there was the simultaneous spawning of all the reefs corals on a single night...just amazing footage of this.
Well done Sir David....one of the research ship crew said you negotiated the entry to the submarine like a twenty five year old..
and you heading on for ninety....not bad going at all.