50 Sea Animals...

50 Sea Animals...
The ocean, the original home of earth’s animallife, has creatures of every size and type. It’s anexciting place to explore. Read through this listof sea animals:

Water animals living in freshwater are calledfreshwater animals and those living in saltwaterbodies such as sea, oceans, etc., are calledmarine animals.

A few large or very small animals living in moistenvironments breathe through the skin.

Water or aquatic animals are either vertebrate orinvertebrate animals, which live in water allthrough or most of their lives.

Water Animals eat a variety of foods. Animalslike corals, sponges, and whales eat smallcrustaceans called plankton. Ocean fishes havedifferent feeding habits. Usually, most oceanfishes eat each other and eat crustaceans likeshrimp, crabs, and krill.

Many marine animals are carnivores. But a fewsuch as sea turtles, manatees, and dugongs, arespecialized in feeding on underwater plants.

Did you know?

• Dolphins are so clever that they sleep with oneeye open and half their brain awake, to keep awatch on predators and threats.

• The blue whales call at 188 decibels, which isthe largest sound produced by any animal onearth.

• The octopus has three hearts.

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