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This well balanced alliance brings benefits to both polyps and algae
這種完美平衡不僅有益于給珊瑚蟲和藻類，
and between them, they turn the barren seas into rich gardens.
同時也把荒涼的海洋變成了絢麗的花園。
The Indonesian reefs contain such a variety of life
印度尼西亞的珊瑚礁之所以容納了如此多的海洋生物
because they lie at a giant crossroads.
因為它處在一個巨大的十字路口
This is the meeting place for different seas the Indian Ocean and the Pacific.
這里是兩個大洋的交匯處，印度洋和太平洋。
Here everything demands a closer look.
在這里，每樣物種都要仔細觀察。
On the surface of this sea fan, there are two polyps that are not polyps.
在這株海扇上，有2只"珊瑚蟲"不像珊瑚蟲。
They're pygmy sea horses, the world's smallest, less than two centimeters high.
豆丁海馬--全世界最小的海馬，身長不到兩公分。
They are males, settling a territorial dispute, by head butting.
這2只雄性豆丁海馬正在為爭奪領(lǐng)地，相互撞頭攻擊。
An electric flash? No, the display of a file clam.
電光燈？當(dāng)然不是，這是火蛤蜊在表演。
Perhaps this extraordinary pulsation of the clam's fleshy mantle
也許蛤的肉質(zhì)外殼的這種非常特別的規(guī)律性閃電，
is a warning to frighten away nibbling fish, but no one really knows.
是在警告咬它的小魚，不過真正原因無從知曉。
