Ocean Animals Facts Ks2
Plastic is also accidentally eaten by many species including sea turtles which may mistake plastic bags for jelly fish.
Ocean animals facts ks2. Even corals themselves are animals. All lessons and resources are available from Encounter Edus TES profile. We have a long way to go in terms of discovering what wonders the oceans.
Ocean animals are also referred to as marine life ocean life or sea life. Male seahorses can give birth and are the only animal that can do so. Animals such as seahorses clownfish and sea turtles all live on coral reefs which would be considered a coastal habitat.
The study of animals and other elements of marine biology dates back to Aristotle who lived from 384 to 322 BC. Some currents flow quickly while some move very slowly. Ocean animals are organisms that live in the ocean.
The size of ocean animals varies greatly some are microscope while others are enormous. The largest living animal on Earth - the blue whale - and the biggest population of large carnivores - the seals- evolved only after they returned to the depths. Dolphins sleep with one eye open to keep an eye out for predators.
Seahorses are the only animals in which the male not the female gives birth and care for their young. It can be used as a full topic with over 20 hours of classroom activities or using a pick and mix approach. The average depth of the ocean is 12400 feet.
But animals also can be found in deep water including within the oceans deepest darkest trenches. Edward Forbes a British naturalist who lived from 1815 to 1854 is considered to be the founder of the. Animals of the Oceans.