Animals

Great 8

Manta Ray

With the largest brain to body ratio of any living fish, these gentle giants are under threat.

Green Turtle

As the only species in the genus Chelonia, the Green Turtle is a rare icon of the Great Barrier Reef.

Dugong

Found mostly in Australia, Dugong are more closely related to elephants than to whales and dolphins.

Whale Shark

Always spotted but rarely seen, meet the largest fish in the ocean.

Clownfish

Small and colourful, these famous fishes have one of the most interesting symbiotic relationships.

Mantis Shrimp

This deep-sea crustacean packs a powerful punch.

Humpback Whale

These playful leviathans are the musicians of the sea.

Giant Triton

These giant sea snails play a vital role in protecting our Reef.

Giant Clam

A mammoth mollusc, but not a man-eating one!

Blanket Octopus

With the largest sex size discrepancy in the animal kingdom, a male blanket octopus weighs 40,000 times less than the female.

Jellyfish

Despite having no brains, no heart and no blood, jellyfish have survived for more than 500 million years – even predating dinosaurs.

Seals

Seals don't drink water, getting all the hydration they need from their diet.

Sharks

Sharks are best known as fearsome apex predators, but there's more than meets the eye. With over 500 different species on Earth, their survival secrets are astonishing.