Snail Evolution Snails are tiny slimy creatures. Mainly recognized by their characteristic shells‚ weirdly strange ability to stick to anything‚ and their odd questionable ooze that they leave behind. There are many different types of snails ranging from tiny too large. The smallest snail is called Daphniola eptalophas. The largest snail species is called the Giant African Land Snail (ALGALS). The most know relative of the snail family is the slug. A snail without its shell is just
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My name is Jaron Pierre Jr. and i am going to be talking about the sea otter . The sea otter is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean . They live over 10-15 years . Their breeding season is during September to November ‚ they are territorial during it . Their scientific name is Enhydra lutris . Adult sea otters typically weigh between 14 and 45 kg (31 and 99 lb) ‚ making them the heaviest members of the weasel family ‚ but among the smallest marine
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Section 1: Manatees belong to the order Sirenia‚ which also includes the manatee’s relative in the Pacific‚ the dugong‚ (Dugongdugon). Sirenians evolved from four-footed land mammals more than 60 million years ago. The presence of tiny pelvic bones in manatees‚ shaped differently in males and females‚ is evidence of their terrestrial ancestry. The closest modern relatives of the Sirenia are elephants‚ aardvarks‚ and hyraxes‚ small furry mammals that resemble rodents. These animals are large‚ fully
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Attention‚ have you heard that millions of people travel to popular beaches throughout the world‚ but some people don’t realize that the oceans are becoming more damaged? People don’t realize that the ocean is suffering from‚ pollution‚ overfishing‚ plastic‚ garbage‚ etc. Not a lot of people notice this is happening to the oceans. This is why we need to stand up and stop some of these things from damaging the earth’s oceans. The ocean is a place people enjoy traveling to every year‚ but most people
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The Glaucus Atlanticus I wrote about the Glaucus Atlanticus‚ I will be talking about its adaptations‚ abilities to survive and‚ where it can be located. This animal is really interesting because it can be kept as a pet. It has many other names but one is the blue dragon. Although it is called the blue dragon it is a sea slug. The Glaucus Atlanticus can adapt to a lot of things‚ here are some of them. The Blue Dragon can adapt to any kind of poison there suis in the world. They can also get
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Water is filled with invasive species Water is filled with invasive species that come from all around the world. Invasive species can be anywhere at any time. Invasive species are any type of specie that is found where it is not native to. Invasive species can threaten the new habitats they join. Invasive species can even be from different continents. Once an invasive species settle somewhere it is pretty hard to get rid of them. Invasive species in the great lakes consist of Asian carp‚ Zebra
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The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus‚ an almost anomaly of animals in general. This creature is found “in the temperate rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula on the west coast” (Zapato). They can reach the size of around 30 centimeters. The tree octopus is amphibious and have adapted so they can stay on land‚ even though they much prefer the water. Many do not realize that this animal mainly relies on touch and sight. This animal is evolved with its eight tentacles and the suction cups on them‚ allowing
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“The common Guppy‚ is also known as the millionfish‚ mosquito fish‚ or rainbow fish by tropical fish keeping enthusiasts. They are a highly adaptable species that can survive and even thrive in environments that many other tropical fish species would be unable to tolerate.” (The “Un” Common Guppy) The guppy is one of the world’s most widely distributed tropical fish‚ and one of the fish that is most commonly chosen first to be taken home from the store. It is a freshwater aquarium species. Guppies
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Loggerheads also modify habitats as a result of their foraging activities. The fragments of hard-shelled organisms that loggerheads consume are either discarded or ingested and later deposited with feces at a different location. By reducing the particle size of the shells‚ loggerhead turtles contribute to nutrient recycling in benthic ecosystems by increasing the rate of shell disintegration. Additionally‚ a foraging behavior called infaunal mining has a significant effect on substrate characteristics
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Have you ever been to Sea World to see the amazing Shamu shows? What about going to the ocean in hopes to see an enormous sea creature lurking through the water? Do fish astonish you by the way their bodies are created? How do they even live under water? This questions is going through your head and you’re wondering what the answer is. Marine Biologists study things like that along with how fish eat‚ and swim in their habitat. They discover new things in the ocean everyday! But how did they know
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