Sunlight zone ocean animals

Expert oceanographers have created various models that break down the global ocean into various zones, including the three and five layers concepts as described below.

The ocean is deep. It is made up of different zones, or areas. Here are three of them. SUNLIGHT ZONE This zone gets heat from the sun. It gets light, too. Most ocean plants and animals live here. TWILIGHT ZONE…

Sylvia Earle is a scientist. She has spent many years studying oceans. She loves to learn about plants and animals that live underwater. She works to keep the oceans clean. She protects the animals that live there. Ocean Explorer Earle…

Epipelagic Zone [Sunlight] This zone has the depth of about 200 meters (656 feet) below the ocean surface. Microscopic plants called phytoplanktons are present in this zone. Sunlight penetrates thi…

This photo is from my last year visit to the beautiful Lisbon Oceanarium (Oceanário de Lisboa) in Portugal. Next to many mammals and fish swimming around, they have collection of Jelly Fish glowing under black light as a result of chemically activated electrons (bioluminescent).

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The twilight zone is a part of the ocean 660 to 3,300 feet below the surface, where little sunlight can reach. It is deep and dark and cold, and the pressures there are enormous. Despite these challenging conditions, the twilight zone teems with life that helps support the ocean’s food…

Sea creatures have special features that allow them to live in different parts of the ocean. Some have special features that help them to be superb hunters and others have special defense abilities. Some need sunlight while others can live in very deep water with no light at all. Take a look at these info-graphic / picture information diagrams. What do you notice? What creatures live in the deep?