About marine animals:
Marine animals are animals that live in sea. For example, Whales,Dolphins,and Squid are examples of sea creatures or things that live in the sea/oceans. When we pollute the ocean with oil spills, we are killing and putting some creatures in danger. When the sea looks reddish, that is because when a certain type of algae called dinoflagellates bloom and spreads chemicals in the water; then when fish get near it they suffocate and die. After this happens, the fish wash up on the beach and then it causes the air on the beach to smell.
Orca Orcas are marine animals; which means that they live in the sea. They have many names that people call them by for example: They call them Orcas, Orca whale(s), and Killer whales. They may seem to have big eyes, (which is the the white part on their bodies) but in fact, their eyes are in front of the big white spots on the head. The reason they have that there is to scare off away other big fish in the sea. Sadly these animals are being kept in captivity. Killer whales need wide open spaces to roam. They can be group animals and hunt in a group. They are called Killer Whales because of there killer hunting skills! The Orcas in captivity will sadly never travel the ocean with there mom,hunt together, and roam free spaces. Save these amazing creatures from being taken from there homes just for entertainment! Though not all Orcas that are taken, are taken for entertainment. Some are taken for health purposes because they might have a disease that could kill them. So they would need to treat them.
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Narwhal Narwhals are the unicorns of the sea. They are a species of fish that live in the ocean with a tooth sticking out of its forehead. They use that tooth in order to survive. The narwhal resembles a dolphin, a beluga, and orcas. Not all narwhals have a tooth sticking out of its head; only the males have tusks or a tooth coming out of their head. Narwhals live near the North Pole and in the Arctic Circle.
Female on top and the Male on the bottom. |
Walrus The Walrus; it is closely related to the seals,and it lives in the arctic areas. It mostly eats mollusks and sometimes polar cod. It is very easy to distinguish a Walrus when you see them. They normally have two long front tusks, fat bodies ( because of the blubber mostly), and fuzzy,long whiskers. For their flippers, they have two in the front and a third one in the back.
This a a diagram of a Walrus. |
African Cichlids:
There are many different types of African Cichlids, as well as many different kinds of lakes that they come from.
Basic Facts:
- African Cichlids are aggressive fish
- They come in all sorts of colors
- They generally come from the lakes, Malawi, Victoria, and Tanganika
- African Peacock Cichlids are less agressive than the other African Cichlids
- Some different common kinds include; Kenyi, Electric Yellow Lab, Electric Blue, Red Zebra, Bumble Bee, and Auratus Cichlids
- Not all Cichlids are African though, some come from the Amazon River