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 A - Anemone
Sea Anemone use their
tentacles to sting shrimp and
other fish that they eat.

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 B - Bird (Pelican)
Pelicans can hold up to three
gallons of water in their
throat. That’s the size of a two
year old!
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 C - Sand Crab
These small crabs have their
bones on the outside (external
skeleton), this protects them
and makes them hard.
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 D - Dungeness Crabs
They are a red-brown color
that allows this Crab to easily
blend into its surroundings.

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 E - Elephant Seal
The elephant seal can dive up
to 5,000 feet and can hold
their breath for up to two
hours.
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 F - Flounder
Flounders have both eyes on
one side of their bodies!

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G - Great White Shark
Great White Sharks are the
largest predator in the ocean,
but Orcas have been known to
attack and kill them.
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 H - Harbor Seal
The harbor seal can swim down
300 feet, that’s as tall as the
Statue of Liberty. They can also
hold their breath for 28 minutes.
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 I - I Love the Ocean
More then 70% of the Earth is
covered in the ocean.

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 J - Jellyfish
They are 98 percent water,
without a brain or a heart.

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 K - Kelp
Sea kelp washing up on the
ocean shore looks slimy, but
the plant is actually edible and
is quite nutritious.
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 L - Lobster
Lobsters aren’t bright red in the
ocean. They turn red when
cooked, but in nature they can be
green or yellow or even bright
blue.
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 M - Mollusk
All mollusks look very different
from each other.

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 N - Nudibranch
Nudibranchs get their bright
colors from the food they eat.

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 O - Octopus
They pick up coconut shells,
climb into them, and run
along the ocean floor using
their tentacles as legs.
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 P - Plankton
There are more than five thou-
sand species of plankton! Each
species is different than the
next! Like snowflakes.
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 Q - Queen Conch
These shells are used by other
animals for protection.

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 R - Ray
Rays are pretty unique as they
have no bones in their body –
their skeleton is made up of
flexible cartilage.
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 S - Seagull
They are scavengers, which
means that they look for old
food or dead animals.

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 T - Turtle
Turtles have been on the Earth
for more than 200 million
years.

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 U - Urchin
Urchins are the scientists of
the ocean and tell us if the
ocean is dirty or not.
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 V - Sea Vegetables
Sea vegetables are very
important to all the animals in
the ocean. They provide marine
animals with different minerals.
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 W - Whales
Whales can hold their breath
for at least 20 minutes.

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 X
Tuna are very important to our
oceans and we fish too many
of them, but they don't play
the xylophone!
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 Y - Yellow Starfish
Starfish can regrow their arms.

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ZZZZZ - Sleepy Seahorse
Seahorses have no teeth and
no stomach.

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