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| [00:00.15] | Daylight reveals another reef predator. |
| [00:05.50] | Crown-of-thorns starfish, |
| [00:09.00] | coral killers. |
| [00:10.78] | Climbing over their prey, |
| [00:12.15] | they secrete digestive juices that turn the inside of the coral to liquid. |
| [00:17.02] | Then they suck out the nutrients, |
| [00:19.66] | leaving nothing behind but a ghostly skeleton. |
| [00:22.78] | In only a few days, |
| [00:23.99] | they can kill huge swathes of the reef. |
| [00:27.55] | Fortunately, coral has an unlikely ally, |
| [00:32.28] | the Triton's trumpet. |
| [00:34.98] | Believe it or not, |
| [00:36.29] | this is a predator on the prowl. |
| [00:40.34] | Its killer pounce revealed only when time is speeded up. |
| [00:45.22] | An unlikely hero, perhaps. |
| [00:47.71] | But the Triton's trumpet is an invaluable control on these starfish. |
| [00:53.08] | And the crown-of-thorns isn't the only coral killer on the reef. |
| [00:57.75] | The razor-sharp beaks of bumphead parrotfish |
| [01:00.94] | also put a dent in this living landscape. |
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