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Rare, Pristine Coral Reef Found Off Tahiti Coast

Researchers for the French National Center for Scientific Research study corals in the waters off the coast of Tahiti in December.

Researchers for the French National Center for Scientific Research study corals in the waters off the coast of Tahiti in December.

Photographer: Alexis Rosenfeld via AP Photo

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (VICTORIA MILKO)
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(AP) -- Deep in the South Pacific, scientists have explored a rare stretch of pristine corals shaped like roses off the coast of Tahiti. The reef is thought to be one of the largest found at such depths and seems untouched by climate change or human activities.

Laetitia Hédouin said she first saw the corals during a recreational dive with a local diving club months earlier.