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Sea Creature Research. Presented by: Miss Schaefer’s First Grade Class 2011-2012. Walrus By: Ava Mount. Walruses do not have ears. Male walruses fight one another in order to attract females. The tusk of a walrus has rings inside of it. Sea Horse By: Bria.
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Sea Creature Research Presented by: Miss Schaefer’s First Grade Class 2011-2012
Walrus By: Ava Mount • Walruses do not have ears. • Male walruses fight one another in order to attract females. • The tusk of a walrus has rings inside of it.
Sea HorseBy: Bria • Sea horses have little heads that look like horses • They live in sea weed • They have curled tails for hanging on things
SealsBy: Caden • Seals have few predators. The predators are sharks and whales. Polar bears are their biggest threat on ice. • Seals have excellent vision in water. • They have flippers at the ends of their arms and legs to help them swim.
JellyfishBy: Christina • Jellyfish can sting even if they are dead. • Jellyfish have no brain, eyes, or bones. • People eat jellyfish.
Electric EelBy: Chrstopher • The electric eel produces 500-600 volts of electricity. • One volt of an electric eel’s shock can not kill but several can. • As many as 17,000 young electric eels will hatch from the eggs in one nest.
CrabBy: Danielle • Crabs do not have a backbone. • They have an outer shell, claws, flat body, two feelers, and two eyes. • There are 5,000 species of crabs.
OrcasBy: Devon • The orca can weigh 12,000 pounds. • Orcas eat seals and penguins. • Nothing eats the orca. • Orcas leap out of the water.
ClownfishBy: Ella • Clownfish have tiny tentacles. • They eat shrimp, worms, and algae • The clownfish can lay 100 to 1000 eggs • They can grow to be 2 to 5 inches long • The enemies of a clownfish are sharks stingrays and other fish.
OctopusBy: Jonathan • They eat clams, crabs, snails, turtles, and fish. • It has blue blood. • Octopus cannot hear. • They have three hearts. • An octopus can squirt ink.
HammerheadBy: Josh • Hammerheads have a slender body, 2 fins, a hammer – shaped head with eyes and a nose on the tips of the hammer. • Hammerheads eat fish, rays and other sharks. • The babies are born alive.
Sea StarsBy: Karen • Sea stars have many little tube feet on the underside of their rays • The tube feet help them crawl and grab on to things • Sea stars are shaped like stars
Humpback WhalesBy: Katie • The humpback whale has 2 blowholes • It makes a harmonic noise that attracts mates • The baby humpback whale is called a calf
LobstersBy: Kelly lee • Lobsters eat crabs, clams, worms and snails. • A mother lobster can lay thousands of eggs. • Lobsters live at the bottom of the ocean.
Butterfly FishBy: Kiera • They have a tricky eye spot to trick other fish. • They grow to be about 12 to 15 inches in the ocean. • They reproduce by laying hundreds of eggs at a time. • They belong to the Chaetodon family.
Lantern FishBy: Logan • The largest lantern fish is over 1 foot long. • Depending on the species, between 100 and 2,000 eggs are released by each fish. • They have very large eyes, which is very common in deep sea creatures to help them collect as much light as possible in the eternally dark waters.
DolphinsBy: Luke • They have an ear spot right next to their eye that you can barely see. • Dolphins have a life span of about 25 years. • Some sharks and orcas will prey upon dolphins. • Dolphins are often trapped in people’s fishing nets.
They have tiger like markings • They can feel electricity without looking • They live world wide in warm seas Tiger sharkby: matthew
SquidsBy: Mikka • Squids have 2 hearts. • Squids eat fish, crustaceans, and other squids. • A squid lays a lot of eggs at the same time.
Sea urchinBy: Ronald • The Sea urchin has a round shaped body with long spines. • The Sea urchin lives in rocky parts of the ocean and are found in coral reefs. • Sea urchins eat almost anything like algae stuck to rocks, seaweed, and dead fish.
Angel SharkBy: Sam • It has a flat body • They reproduce by giving live birth and laying eggs. • Angel Sharks look like rays.
PufferfishBy: Sara • The puffer fish lays eggs. • The puffer fish is not a good swimmer. • The puffer fish breathes through gills.
SwordfishBy: Sebastian • A swordfish eats squid, octopus, and fish. • Swordfish have gills • The swordfish kills their prey by swinging their sharp bill from side to side.
Sea Turtles have no teeth. • Sea turtles have special eyes to help them see underwater. • They have sharp beaks to grab food. Sea TurtleBy: Shawn
Great White SharkBy: Stephen • Great White Sharks live from 24 to 100 years. • Killer Whales and people eat Great White Sharks. • Did you know the Great White Shark has seven fins?
ManateesBy: Tanner • Manatees use finger nails to walk in shallow waters • They don’t have a predator • Manatees mostly eat a plant called sea grass • They are almost extinct • Humans harm manatees by driving boats
RaysBy: Zachary • There are about 70 known species of rays around the world. • Stingrays have spines on their tail which can poison other animals • They eat clams, crabs, and fish