The document provides information about various underwater animals. It includes descriptions of sea stars, lionfish, zebra sharks, sea cucumbers, moon jellies, Nile knifefish, dragon moray eels, parrotfish, Pacific white-sided dolphins, and beluga whales. Each animal entry includes 5 facts. There is also a pictures section that shows images of the different animals and a quiz to test knowledge of the information presented.
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SEA STARS
NILE KNIFE FISH
LION FISH
DRAGON MORAY EEL
ZEBRA SHARKS
PARROT FISH
SEA CUCUMBERS
PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHINS
MOON JELLIES
BELGUNA WHALES
3. SEA STARS
1.They are not fish
2.They have arms.
3.They have suction cups on the bottom of
their arms to help move with a grip and
pull action.
4.Their arms can regenerate.
5.They come in all different colors.
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4. LION FISH
1.This animal tends to feed around sunset.
2.Eats similar to a vacuum cleaner.
3.Is a very attractive animal.
4.Their venom is rarely fatal to people.
5.Not many other animals eat it.
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5. ZEBRA SHARK
1.Adults average 7 to 8 feet in length.
2.Can swim in and out of tight and narrow
places.
3.Its barbels help it find food.
4.It prefers to hunt at night.
5.They move slowly and rest quietly on
the sandy floor near coral reefs.
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6. SEA CUCUMBERS
1.Do not have arms or rays.
2.They have five double rows of
suctioning tube feet.
3.They may not move more than a dozen
feet in one day.
4.For protection, they produce a toxic
mucus.
5.They can self- eviscerate.
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7. MOON JELLIES
1.Their short tentacles.
2.Sea turtles eat them.
3.A male releases sperm in the water to
fertilize the egg.
4.Other animals sometimes swallow
drifting plastic bags because they think it
is a moon jelly.
5.They pulse and drift.
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8. NILE KNIFE FISH
1.Can detect food a few feet away.
2.It’s electrical discharge can kill a horse.
3.Has poor vision.
4.Keeps a relatively straight spine.
5.The only thing that ripples is the fin along
its back.
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9. DRAGON MORAY EEL
1.They have horns which are really long
nostrils.
2.Have an acute sense of smell.
3.Their patterns give them camouflage.
4.Has razor sharp teeth.
5.Have both male and female sex organs.
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10. PARROTFISH
1.Males and females are different colors.
2.When the dominate male dies, the
dominate female becomes the male.
3.The colors can change.
4.Male is blue green.
5.Female is red.
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11. PACIFIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHINS
1.Can swim up to 25 mph.
2.Use echolocation to navigate.
3.Also use echolocation to find food.
4.Its forehead and lower jaw pick up the
returning sound waves.
5.They lack vocal cords.
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12. BELGUNA WHALES
1.Use breathing sounds to communicate.
2.Have stocky, cigar-shaped bodies.
3.Can grow up to 18 feet.
4.Can weigh up to 3,300 pounds.
5.Skin color gradually becomes creamy
white.
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13. PICTURES MAIN
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Nile Knife fish
Sea Stars
Dragon Moray Eel
Lion Fish
Parrotfish
Zebra Sharks
Zebra Shark
Pacific White-sided Dolphins
Sea Cucumbers
Beluga Whales
Moon Jellies
14. QUIZ
1. Which animal can weigh up to 3,300 pounds.
Nile Knife Fish Belguna Whale
2. The picture to the left is a picture of what animal?
Dragon Moray
Parrotfish
Eel
Pacific White-
3. Which animal can swim up to 25 mph?
Moon Jelly
Sided Dolphin
Sea
Sea Stars
4. Which animal is not considered a fish?
Cucumbers
5. The picture to the left is a picture of what animal?
Zebra Shark Lion Fish
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