Animals
The Great Barrier Reef is home to some of the most unique creatures on the planet. These threatened species need your help.
#Reef animals
The Great Barrier Reef is a home to a vast array of iconic and endangered animals. But these marine animals need your help to survive and thrive.
Manta Ray
With the largest brain to body ratio of any living fish, these gentle giants are under threat.
Green Turtle
As the only species in the genus Chelonia, the Green Turtle is a rare icon of the Great Barrier Reef.
Dugong
Found mostly in Australia, Dugong are more closely related to elephants than to whales and dolphins.
Whale Shark
Always spotted but rarely seen, meet the largest fish in the ocean.
Clownfish
Small and colourful, these famous fishes have one of the most interesting symbiotic relationships.
Mantis Shrimp
This deep-sea crustacean packs a powerful punch.
Humpback Whale
These playful leviathans are the musicians of the sea.
Giant Triton
These giant sea snails play a vital role in protecting our Reef.
Giant Clam
A mammoth mollusc, but not a man-eating one!
Blanket Octopus
With the largest sex size discrepancy in the animal kingdom, a male blanket octopus weighs 40,000 times less than the female.
Jellyfish
Despite having no brains, no heart and no blood, jellyfish have survived for more than 500 million years – even predating dinosaurs.
Seals
Seals don't drink water, getting all the hydration they need from their diet.
Sharks
Sharks are best known as fearsome apex predators, but there's more than meets the eye. With over 500 different species on Earth, their survival secrets are astonishing.
#The Reef needs our help
Help protect the Reef and the animals that call it home.