From the Ted Talk by Luka Seamus Wright: The wild sex lives of marine creatures
Unscramble the Blue Letters
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A June full moon is glowing upon this reef in the middle of the _______ Ocean. Beneath the surface, 17,000 camouflage ________ dart about in the cloudy water. What you’re witnessing is, in fact, an underwater orgy— turned feeding frenzy. The _____ is hazy because groupers are ejecting sperm and eggs in dense clouds. This spawning ________ happens during full and new moons, when strong tidal currents carry the __________ eggs away from corals and other voracious predators on the reef. An orgy might seem like a rather __________ way to _____, but sex in the sea is a surprisingly inventive ______.
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Original Text
A June full moon is glowing upon this reef in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Beneath the surface, 17,000 camouflage groupers dart about in the cloudy water. What you’re witnessing is, in fact, an underwater orgy— turned feeding frenzy. The water is hazy because groupers are ejecting sperm and eggs in dense clouds. This spawning behavior happens during full and new moons, when strong tidal currents carry the fertilized eggs away from corals and other voracious predators on the reef. An orgy might seem like a rather flamboyant way to breed, but sex in the sea is a surprisingly inventive affair.