Animals- Great Barrier Reef Foundation

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

These top eight living, breathing icons are featured for their unique attributes and importance to the Reef.

#The oldest known sea turtle fossil is at least 120 million years old, making sea turtles some of the oldest creatures on the planet.

The Great Barrier Reef is a home to a vast array of iconic and endangered animals. But these marine animals need your help to survive and thrive.

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

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

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

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

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

This deep-sea crustacean packs a powerful punch.

These playful leviathans are the musicians of the sea.

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

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

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

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

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

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