gary
25-03-2011, 03:40 PM
As reported in yesterday's Sydney Morning Herald, the annual mass spawning of
coral reefs along the Dampier Archipelago, Ningaloo Marine Park and Abrolhos
Islands off the West Australian coast is anticipated to take place for four days
from March 27 2011.
As those who have watched the David Attenborough documentaries that have
featured this event will appreciate, there is an intimate connection between
the timing of the spawning and the lunar cycle.
Whether that qualifies corals as being astronomers of a sort, I will allow the
individual reader to contemplate. :)
Story here -
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/spawning-coral-set-to-impress-20110324-1c81u.html
coral reefs along the Dampier Archipelago, Ningaloo Marine Park and Abrolhos
Islands off the West Australian coast is anticipated to take place for four days
from March 27 2011.
As those who have watched the David Attenborough documentaries that have
featured this event will appreciate, there is an intimate connection between
the timing of the spawning and the lunar cycle.
Whether that qualifies corals as being astronomers of a sort, I will allow the
individual reader to contemplate. :)
Story here -
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/spawning-coral-set-to-impress-20110324-1c81u.html