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bird season |
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An array of sea birds choose Lady Elliot Island to mate and raise their young every year. |
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Coral Spawning |
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Many corals spawn in a mass synchronised event not known in any other part of the animal kingdom |
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Manta Project Team - occasional presence |
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Project Manta is a research group headed by Dr Kathy Townsend, Dr Mike Bennett, Dr Scarla Weeks and Dr Anthony Richardson from The University of Queensland |
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Manta Ray Season |
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Lady Elliot boasts a large population of Manta Rays all year round |
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Marine Wonderland |
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Although the colour and beauty of the Great Barrier Reef is on your doorstep all year round, water visibility during May and June is excellent. |
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Turtle Hatching |
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At the end of the nesting season thousands of baby turtles push through their sand nest on their way to the sea. |
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turtle mating season |
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The main turtle mating season is September, through October and November |
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Turtle Nesting |
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Every year the Green and Loggerhead Turtles lumber up the same beach on which they were born more than 50 years ago |
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migrating whales |
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From June to October these graceful creatures migrate past Lady Elliot Island. |
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