Ocean Animal Adaptation
How can you describe the ocean?
Which part of the shark’s body make it swim fast?
Which part of the shark’s mouth stop the pray from escaping?
How do penguin’s wings help them?
Penguin’s wings help them to swim and dive under water.
How does the anglerfish catch their prey?
The prey thinks that the angler fish is food for them and when they get near it gulp!
Do the sea stars taste terrible?
How many eyes do a star fish have?
The star fish have one eye on each arm.
Do you know that the anemones move very slowly but they can catch quick fish with their tentacles?
How do the sea dragons hide from predators?
They hide from predators by sitting in seaweed.
How do the decorator crabs hide from predators?
They hide from predators by sticking to sponges, seaweed, and even snail nails to its body.
Do octopus always blend in with its ocean surroundings?
how do the sea turtles protect itself from predators?
Its hard shell protects the body.
How do the hungry dolphins find food without looking?
They find the food by listening.
Did you know that the father sea horse holds his mate’s eggs inside a special pouch?
Animal | Behavior | Body Covering | Body Part |
Anemone | v | ||
Anglerfish | v | ||
Decorate crab | v | ||
Dolphin | v | ||
Flounder | v | ||
Glass quid | v | ||
Octopus | v | v | |
Penguin | v | ||
Sea dragon | v | ||
Sea horse | v | ||
Sea nettle | v | ||
Sea slug | |||
Sea star | v | v | |
Sea turtle | v | ||
shark | v |