Barrier reefs are home to all kinds of amazing animals, but did you know that the coral itself is an animal? Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn all about coral and the longest coral reef in the world, The Great Barrier Reef! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishowkids ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow SOURCES: https://greatbarrierreef.com.au/great-barrier-reef-facts-for-kids/ http://kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/biomes/coralreef.html https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/thingsyoucando.html https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coral_species.html https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/d/dugong/