Facts About Animals In The Ocean
In this lesson you will learn about some of the many amazing animals that live in the worlds oceans.
Facts about animals in the ocean. 04 The 2 main types of whales are toothed and baleen. Ocean Animals for Kids Learn all about the Animals and Plants that Live in the Ocean - YouTube. The largest ocean on Earth is the Pacific Ocean covering around 30 of the Earths surface.
Bivalves are a group of aquatic animals with shells. The study of animals and other elements of marine biology dates back to Aristotle who lived from 384 to 322 BC. Ocean Sunfish Latin Name.
Just five percent of the earths oceans have been explored so far and we already know about 230000 water animal species. In turn these animals are eaten by whales bigger fish ocean birds and human beings. The size of ocean animals varies greatly some are microscope while others are enormous.
Jellyfish small fish zooplankton and algae. Ocean animals like land animals exist in a wide variety of species. There are an estimated 230000 known marine species.
But its an incredible 94 per cent of the Earths living species that exist within the oceans. Vulnerable due to bycatch. I wanted the kids to learn a few things about how animals are adapted to life in the ocean.
Take a deep breath gang as we dive into our ocean facts Top ten ocean facts. Scientists estimate that about one million species of animals live in the ocean. Animals such as oysters mussels and clams are bivalves.