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.

• 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.

ClownfishBy: Ella

OctopusBy: Jonathan

o 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.

Tiger sharkby: matthew

They have tiger like markings

They can feel electricity without looking

They live world wide in warm seas

SquidsBy: Mikka

Squids have 2 hearts. Squids eat fish,

crustaceans, and other squids.

A squid lays a lot of eggs at the same time.

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.

SEA URCHINBY: RONALD

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 Turtle

By: Shawn

o Sea Turtles have no teeth.o Sea turtles have special eyes to help them see underwater.o They have sharp beaks to grab food.

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

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