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A - Anemone
Sea Anemone use their
tentacles to sting shrimp and
other fish that they eat.
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B - Bird (Pelican)
Pelicans can hold up to three
gallons of water in their
throat. That’s the size of a two
year old!
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C - Sand Crab
These small crabs have their
bones on the outside (external
skeleton), this protects them
and makes them hard.
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D - Dungeness Crabs
They are a red-brown color
that allows this Crab to easily
blend into its surroundings.
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E - Elephant Seal
The elephant seal can dive up
to 5,000 feet and can hold
their breath for up to two
hours.
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F - Flounder
Flounders have both eyes on
one side of their bodies!
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G - Great White Shark
Great White Sharks are the
largest predator in the ocean,
but Orcas have been known to
attack and kill them.
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H - Harbor Seal
The harbor seal can swim down
300 feet, that’s as tall as the
Statue of Liberty. They can also
hold their breath for 28 minutes.
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I - I Love the Ocean
More then 70% of the Earth is
covered in the ocean.
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J - Jellyfish
They are 98 percent water,
without a brain or a heart.
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K - Kelp
Sea kelp washing up on the
ocean shore looks slimy, but
the plant is actually edible and
is quite nutritious.
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L - Lobster
Lobsters aren’t bright red in the
ocean. They turn red when
cooked, but in nature they can be
green or yellow or even bright
blue.
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M - Mollusk
All mollusks look very different
from each other.
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N - Nudibranch
Nudibranchs get their bright
colors from the food they eat.
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O - Octopus
They pick up coconut shells,
climb into them, and run
along the ocean floor using
their tentacles as legs.
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P - Plankton
There are more than five thou-
sand species of plankton! Each
species is different than the
next! Like snowflakes.
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Q - Queen Conch
These shells are used by other
animals for protection.
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R - Ray
Rays are pretty unique as they
have no bones in their body –
their skeleton is made up of
flexible cartilage.
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S - Seagull
They are scavengers, which
means that they look for old
food or dead animals.
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T - Turtle
Turtles have been on the Earth
for more than 200 million
years.
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U - Urchin
Urchins are the scientists of
the ocean and tell us if the
ocean is dirty or not.
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V - Sea Vegetables
Sea vegetables are very
important to all the animals in
the ocean. They provide marine
animals with different minerals.
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W - Whales
Whales can hold their breath
for at least 20 minutes.
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X
Tuna are very important to our
oceans and we fish too many
of them, but they don't play
the xylophone!
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Y - Yellow Starfish
Starfish can regrow their arms.
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ZZZZZ - Sleepy Seahorse
Seahorses have no teeth and
no stomach.
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