2. Dolphins live in the ocean waters around the Florida peninsula. Dolphins must come to the surface to breathe. They do not s gills to breathe. Instead they have lungs and a blowhole. ue

3. Dolphins are not fish. They are mammals. They don’t have vocal cords like people. Instead they use their blowholes to make whistles, squeaks, and clicks to communicate or talk.k.

4. Dolphins s their teeth to rip apart prey. Some of their prey includes squid, fish and other sea creatures. The dolphin will attack and tear apart their food, and then flip their head back in a quick motion so that they can swallow it whole. ue

5. How many teeth do dolphins have? 150 250 350

6. What number is in the tens place? 250 2 5 0 5 tens = 50

7. Manatees are marine or ocean mammals. They are herbivores which means they eat plants. They are also called sea cows. large

8. Manatees are mammals and must come to the surface to breathe air. They can remain underwater without taking a breath for up to 20 minutes. 5 odd 10 even 15 odd 20 even 5 10 15 20

10. Manatees live in the ocean waters around Florida. It is the state of Florida’s marine (ocean) mammal. Do you think manatees are I think this mother manatee thinks her baby is cute?e? large cute.e.

11. Which animal is the manatees’ relative? hippopotamus blue whale elephant

12. The killer whale, or orca, is not a whale. It belongs to the dolphin family. It is the member of the dolphin family. largeest

13. Orcas can grow from 25 to 30 feet long. < Do you seecubes?s?

14. Because dolphins and orcas are mammals they all have The only place there is is right next to the blowhole. hair.r. h r

15. Manatees have or whiskers on their faces. hair

16. Baby orcas stay with their mothers for life. A family of orcas is called pod herd flange

17. Starfish are not fish. They are echinoderms. They do not have gills, scales or fins like fish. Fish use their fins to swim but the starfish tiny feet to move. uses tube

18. Most sea stars have 5 arms. Some have many more. The sun star has up to 40 arms. 510152025303540

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20. sea stars can regenerate or grow lost arms. If a sea star is threatened by a predator, it can drop an arm and get away.

21. The sea star is a relative of the sand dollar sea urchin sea cumber http://www.oceanfootage.com/stockfootage/S ea_Star_Invertebrate