Ocean Animals
This way to the large oceanic animals. This way to the small oceanic animals.
Bottlenose Dolphins Type: Mammal Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: 45 to 50 years Size: 10 to 14 ft (3 to 4.2 m) Weight: 1,100 lbs (500 kg) Group name: Pod Did you know? Bottlenose dolphins have been observed to breach up to 16 feet (4.9 meters) out of the water, landing with a splash on their back or side. Size relative to a 6-ft man mammals/bottlenose-dolphin.html Continue this way for more large oceanic animals
Killer Whale Type: Mammal Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: 50 to 80 years Size: 23 to 32 ft (7 to 9.7 m) Weight: Up to 6 tons (5,443 kg) Group name: Pod Size relative to a bus animals/mammals/killer-whale/ Continue this way to more large oceanic animals
Great White Shark Type: Fish Diet: Carnivore Size: 15 ft (4.6 m) to more than 20 ft (6 m) Weight: 5,000 lbs (2,268 kg) or more Group name: School or shoal Protection status: Endangered Did you know? Great whites can detect one drop of blood in 25 gal (100 L) of water and can sense even tiny amounts of blood in the water up to 3 mi (5 km) away. Size relative to a bus /fish/great-white-shark/ Now continue on to see the small oceanic animals.
Clown Anemonefish Type: Fish Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: 6 to 10 years Size: 4.3 in (11 cm) Group name: School Did you know? Ironically, Finding Nemo, a movie about the anguish of a captured clownfish, caused home- aquarium demand for them to triple. Size relative to a tea cup nimals/fish/clown-anemonefish/ Continue on to see more small oceanic animals.
Starfish Type: Invertebrate Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: Up to 35 years Size: 4.7 to 9.4 in (12 to 24 cm) Weight: Up to 11 lbs (5 kg) Did you know? Sea stars have no brains and no blood. Their nervous system is spread through their arms and their “blood” is actually filtered sea water. Size relative to a tea cup animals/invertebrates/starfish/ Continue on to see more small oceanic animals
Seahorse Type: Fish Diet: Carnivore Average life span in the wild: 1 to 5 years (estimated) Size: 0.6 to 14 in (1.5 to 35 cm) Group name: Herd Did you know? Seahorses have no teeth and no stomach. Food passes through their digestive systems so quickly, they must eat almost constantly to stay alive. Size relative to a tea cup m/animals/fish/sea-horse/ Continue on to exit the Down Under Museum.
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References Dolphin facts: dolphin.html dolphin.html Killer whale facts: Great White facts: Clown Anemonefish facts: anemonefish/ anemonefish/ Clown fish picture slide one: Starfish facts: Seahorse facts: Seahorse picture slide eight: All other pictures: PowerPoint Microsoft Office Clip Art