1,000 Years Old Hidden Forest of Bamboo Coral

NOAA scientists discovered deep-sea bamboo coral at 7,500 feet deep in the Gulf of Mexico. Bamboo coral is common in deep waters, and this colony could be nearly a thousand years old. They can grow on the cliff sides and has the ability to use their fans to catch food that floats by.^[1]^[2]

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