Turtles
1. Sea turtles can live up to 50 years old.2.A turtles shell is made up of over 50 bones fused together.3.Turtles have a break like Ting.4.Turtles can stay underwater for hours and can sleep underwater.5.Turtles lived alongside dinosaurs. They have been around for 100 million years.
Jellyfish
1. Compass jellyfish get their name because they have a pattern on their bell which looks like a compass.2. They are carnivores and eat plankton and small sea animals.3. The bell of the compass jellyfish can grow up to 25/30cm.4. Approximately 150 million people are stung by jellyfish every year.5. Jellyfish don’t have a brain, […]
Snowflake eels
1. Snowflake eels can grow up to 3 feet (1 metre) but generally are smaller.2. There is no big difference between make and female. They are protogynous which means the girls can change to boys.3. They are carnivores which means they eat meat like shrimp and small fish 4. They like to eat at night […]
Seal
1. The UK is home to grey seals and common seals. The grey seals are larger.2. Approximately half of the world’s grey seals live around the British coast.3. Boy seals are bigger than girls and can weigh 250-300kgs.4. Grey seals can dive down 70 metres to search for food.5. Seals like to eat fish, squid, […]
Sea Stars
1. Starfish is not their correct name because they are not fish, they should be known as sea stars.2. There are around 2000 species of sea stars.3. Sea stars have an eye at the end of each arm so Red has five eyes.4. Different species have more arms than red. The sunflower star has up […]
Seagulls
1. Seagulls have a small claw halfway up their legs, so they can sit on high ledges and not be blown off.2. They are very clever and pass on what they’ve learned to their young.3. Seagulls have special glands above their eyes to secrete salt, enabling them to drink both salt and freshwater.4. They aren’t […]
Giant trevally
1. Giant trevally can be as long as 17 metres but they are usually about 80cm.2. They will leap out of the water to catch birds to eat.3. Hawaiians call them ulua.4. They can weigh around 132lb/60kg.5. Giant trevally are an apex predator which means that they are at the top of the food chain […]
Carp
1. Common carp are a freshwater fish found in ponds, lakes and rivers all over the World. 2. They live about 20 years. 3. Carp eat larvae, insects, worms and molluscs. 4. People in the UK regard carp as a sport fish and don’t eat them but common carp is eaten in other countries like […]
Shark
1. Shark skin is as rough as sandpaper.2. Sharks have been around for over 400 million years so before dinosaurs.3. Sharks have a sixth sense that humans don’t have. They can sense the electricity emitted by other animals.4. There are over 500 species of shark.5. Sharks don’t have bones. They are made of cartilage like […]
Pertrel Bird
1. The Hawaiian petrel bird is an endangered species.2. The birds like to eat squid best but also fish, crustaceans and plankton.3. The birds are 16 inches from head to tail.4. The Hawaiians call this bird the U’au because when you hear the birds call it sounds like oo-A-oo.5. Male and female Hawaiian petrels pair […]