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On Russky island in the midst of winter cold blooms "sea flowers". Maritime biologists learned how to grow a unique glowing coral. The inhabitants of coral reefs have become a source of inspiration for the creation of fantastic films and exhibitions in the seaside aquarium. The crew of the program "Vesti: Primorye"saw the variety of colors and forms of marine organisms.

Marine farm in scientific adaptive housing aquarium work on schedule. Morning kids, the inhabitants of the coral reefs comes the sun, the role of which perform the fluorescent light. And behind the glass, slowly, to Wake up the mysterious creature.

Vitaliy Sukhinin, a leading specialist in the sector of exotic animals of the Primorsky Oceanarium: "If you create a microcosm that we already have in the main building, you can move them right now! We have already resettled some, they survived-and this is the main thing. So it will be possible to create a coral reef!»

Pale pink, purple-purple, orange and green... They really look like flowers of the most bizarre shapes. However, biologists specify that corals are not plants, but animals. If you look closely - they consist of a huge number of tiny polyps. These tiny organisms form the miracle of the colony, which prey on zooplankton, are protected from uninvited guests.

Anton Shcherbakov, senior specialist of the sector of exotic animals of the Primorsky Oceanarium: "they Feed at night, in the dark. You see, the polyps have opened their tentacles. Come in the morning, take a thawed squid or mussel. In our conditions they will not refuse it!»

Say fragile beauty of the underwater world became a source of inspiration for the creators of the film "Avatar". Amazing organisms of acidic flowers were copied from the inhabitants of coral reefs, where all animals and plants are connected together.

Well, in the scientific center on the island of Russian grows about 100 exotic species. It is necessary to dim the light as the little ones change their color, acquiring a fluorescent effect. And although they grow on average, by centimeter per month, experts plan to soon create an amazing exposition of the beauty of corals in the seaside aquarium.

News source: http://vestiprim.ru/news/ptrnews/72202-udivitelnaya-po-krasote-ekspoziciya-korallov-sozdaetsya-v-primorskom-okeanariume.html