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In the world of Cassowary, females rule and males raise the young. Females often choose their mate based on their skills as a parent. Each egg is 600 grams. The female lays them directly onto the forest floor, and then departs leaving the male to care for their chicks. The male's parental instincts take over. He guards the eggs, turning them regularly to ensure they develop evenly. He will brood the eggs for the next 52 days alone.

The tide goes out twice a day, changing the conditions of the reef dramatically. As the water departs, so do the big sharks as it's now too shallow for them to survive in. The small epaulette takes advantage of this brief moment in the reef's life cycle. No longer at risk of being someone else's dinner, it can focus on finding its own.

The lace monitor grows to between 1.5m-2m in length, it is a dark steel grey above with pale yellow or cream bands or rows of spots. The underside is cream. The jaws and snout are usually strongly barred with yellow and dark grey. The toes are equipped with long, strong claws, which are used for climbing. The tongue is long and forked like a snake. Monitors are the only lizards that have a forked tongue.

Large, flat and oddly shaped, these fish are named for their unique appearance, 'Manta' meaning blanket or cloak in Spanish. Feeding on krill and zooplankton, they are often seen forming long chains and swimming in circles to create a spiral effect, catching food in their wake. Along with dolphins, primates, and elephants, Manta Rays have demonstrated high levels of intelligence and long term memory, able to map their environment using sight and smell. 

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