Underwater LifeMarine life is an exotic appeal. It is amazing to see a stone fish lay almost stone like and suddenly respond to its prey. The turtle lives for many years and has an amazing survival tendency. The beauty of the starfish, coral reef and the formation of pearls is astounding about earth life. Oceanography is a subject that is vast and developing as a major analysis for many people inclined to study the subject.
The largest animal is the blue whale. - In order to lay eggs, green turtle travel up to 1400 miles. - Several fishes can change their sex throughout life. A few rare fishes possess both female and male sex organ. - Penguins are able to fly underwater. - A jellyfish contains 95% water. - The number of fish species found is 28,000. - The underwater species with largest eyes is the giant squid. - Whales are mammals and like other mammals whales do have hair which is generally present in some species on their heads, chin and upper jaw. - Whales generally sleep with half their brain awake. - Sea turtles usually excrete salt from the eyes. Does keeping them wet throughout. - The jellyfish has no brain. - Jellyfish live for not more than 6 months. - Seahorses can change colors like chameleons do. - Electric eels have as much energy saved in their body to glow up 12 bulbs. This energy is generally stored in their tails. - Humans can experience electric shocks when they touch the body of electric eels. - The eyes of a giant squid are 16 times bigger as compared to human eyes. - The need of oxygen to survive eels comes to the water surface every 5 minutes. - One species of crab is called the coconut crab. It generally climbs the palm trees in search of coconuts. - The number of taste buds a catfish has is 27,000. - The box jelly fish has the shape of a box and is poisonous. - The lion fish which prevails in the Indian Ocean is quite dangerous and poisonous to other marine creatures. - The stone fish which camouflages itself as a stone is the most poisonous of all fishes. - The venom in a catfish remains active for numerous days after its death. - Sharks replace their teeth after every 7 days. Absence of roots causes their teeth to fall. - Baby whales can drink as much as 100 gallons milk every day. - The bowhead whale can live for more than 200 years. |
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