The reef eater


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It did not, and as far as I know the reasons for the sudden increase remained as mysterious as the reason for the decrease some years later. Maybe it was only a frequent phenomenon not observed before. Anyway I doubt nature itself could provide bigger dangers than human beings currently do with all the air and water pollution.
Picture taken in the Townsville Aquarium.
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