Surviving in the deep‚ dark waters… How do they do it? The underwater sea creatures have their own ways of adapting to the harsh environment but they make it despite the circumstances. Between Squids‚ Zombie Worms‚ Yeti Crabs and Jellyfish‚ they all have their own unique skills to adapt. Giant Squids are located near the ocean floor. Their diet consist of mostly fish and other squids making it extremely efficient to get their source of food. The squids main predictor though is the sperm whales.
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Pacific Green Turtle In my paper I will write about characteristics of the Pacific Green Turtle‚ along with where they are located‚ lifecycle‚ what they eat and predators of the species. The Pacific Green Turtle gets the name from their “Subdermal”. Have flippers that provide them with the ability to move quickly under the ocean water. Shell of the turtle is called the “Carapace”‚ which happens to be the largest part of the animal. The shell isn’t always green‚ infact it can be a variety blend of
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Red tides have been an ongoing environmental problem for our ocean waters wildlife. Red tide is a phenomenon caused by harmful algal blooms that occur when colonies of algae (simple plants that live in the sea and freshwater) grow so numerous that they discolor coastal waters (resulting in the name “red tide”). These large algal blooms of toxic producing dinoflagellates (single-celled organisms that are able to form nutritional organic substances from inorganic substances) may diminish oxygen in
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. Crab eating raccoon- Marshy and jungle environment in Central and South America. The head and body length is 16 to 31 in. Tail length is 8 to 22 in. The height at the shoulder is about 9 in. Weight can range from 4 to 26 lb. Ring tail-Ring tails are native to North America. They are smaller than a house cat. The Ring tail measures from 12-17 in. long to the base of the tail. The tail adds another 12-17 in. to the length. The Ring tail can range from 1.5 to 3.3 lb. They are lighter than most house
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The Odontodactylus Scyllarus‚ more colloquially referred to as the peacock mantis shrimp‚ gets its name from its bright peacock-like coloration‚ its shrimp-like size‚ and its mantis-like body structure. The mantis shrimp belongs to the kingdom Animalia‚ the phylum Arthropoda‚ the subphylum Crustacea‚ the class Malacostraca‚ the order Stomatopoda‚ the family Odontodactylidae‚ and the genus Odontodactylus (Wikipedia). This species‚ the Odontodactylus Scyllarus‚ belongs to a group of 400 other types
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Bass Description Basses are several types of fish in the order Perciformes. Largemouth bass are green with a blotchy horizontal stripe. Striped bass are silvery‚ with seven or eight narrow horizontal stripes. European sea bass are silver‚ with one faint stripe. Chilean sea bass is dark mottled gray. The flesh of both pelagic and freshwater basses is light-colored and firm. Origin Bass are found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and in freshwater lakes and rivers; largemouth bass are native to
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The Red-Eared Slider Turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans) inhabit freshwater lakes‚ streams‚ swamps‚ ponds and rivers. Male sliders become sexually mature when they are between 2 and 5 years old and are about 4 inches long. Females take longer to mature‚ reaching maturity when they are 5 to 7 years old and 6 to 7.5 inches long. Mating and courtship usually occurs between March and June. Slider turtles spend most of their time basking on rocks‚ logs near the water. Sometimes the red-eared slider turtles
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Often when thinking of a what a Marine Biologist career consists of we think of the trainers at aquariums‚ and watching trained whales‚ dolphins or porpoises leaping through the air from crystal blue pool. There is so much more to being a Marine Biologist. Marine biology is a very important job because the ocean covers 71% of the earth and humans need to learn about the environment and how we can stop pollution (Jule Haydon). The majority of the earth consists of oceans‚ which means the majority
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I have seen the movie Finding Nemo a million times‚ or it seems like it anyway! I always loved the scene where Marlin and Dory play the game with the “jellies”. There were so many of them that they couldn’t even see the ocean anymore. Are jellyfish ruining the Earth’s ecosystem with over population? Some people‚ especially fisherman‚ are concerned that this is true‚ but we need to continue to investigate these mysterious creatures to figure out solutions to this potential problem. For most beachgoers
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The journey to becoming a marine biologist is one that is embarked with hard work and keen determination. When I boarded on this journey as a student majoring in marine biology‚ I have always been fascinated by ocean exploration and how new scientific discoveries have revolutionized around it. I also live with great enthusiasm for conducting oceanic research‚ and I have always envisioned myself using scientific instruments and modern day technologies to conduct such research. The Ocean and Climate
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