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OCEAN OCEAN

CREATURESCREATURES

By Emilia BuhagiarBy Emilia Buhagiar Rebekah HaberRebekah Haber

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Brittle StarBrittle Star DolphinsDolphins Sea HorseSea Horse Killer WhaleKiller Whale OctopusOctopus Leatherback TurtleLeatherback Turtle

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Brittle StarBrittle Star This is a highly coloured This is a highly coloured

species of starfish that is species of starfish that is called the brittle star. called the brittle star.

It has arms that are It has arms that are flexible but very fragile. flexible but very fragile. They can be broken but They can be broken but are regrown easily. are regrown easily.

The brittle star is found The brittle star is found on the rocky coasts of on the rocky coasts of Europe in the Europe in the Mediterranean and in Mediterranean and in the Altantic where it the Altantic where it lives at the flattest part lives at the flattest part possible on the rough possible on the rough surface there.surface there.

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DolphinsDolphins Dolphins are mammals.Dolphins are mammals. Dolphins weigh 200-370 Dolphins weigh 200-370

kg and they can grow up kg and they can grow up to 4 m.to 4 m.

Dolphins have smooth Dolphins have smooth skin and no hair. They skin and no hair. They have powerful tails and a have powerful tails and a strong snout. strong snout.

They have a hole that is They have a hole that is on top of their body and on top of their body and this is called a nasal this is called a nasal passage. passage.

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Sea HorseSea Horse The sea horse is The sea horse is

one of the most one of the most eccentric and eccentric and delightful of sea delightful of sea creatures. creatures.

Its shape is well Its shape is well known with its known with its head towards its head towards its body and its tube body and its tube shaped mouth. shaped mouth.

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Killer WhaleKiller Whale The killer whale weighs 2.5 The killer whale weighs 2.5

– 9 tonnes. They can grow – 9 tonnes. They can grow up to 7 m.up to 7 m.

They are carnivorous. They are carnivorous. They are the biggest family They are the biggest family

in dolphinidae. in dolphinidae. When there are many killer When there are many killer

whales or whales they can whales or whales they can be called a school, a pond, be called a school, a pond, or a herd of whales. or a herd of whales.

The whale does not The whale does not undertake long migrations undertake long migrations but stays in one area.but stays in one area.

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OctopusOctopus The octopus is a cephalepod with The octopus is a cephalepod with

eight quick and flexible tentacles eight quick and flexible tentacles each covered with two rows of each covered with two rows of poisonous cells. poisonous cells.

There are 150 known species of There are 150 known species of octopus, some reaching huge octopus, some reaching huge dimensions, such as the Piovra of dimensions, such as the Piovra of Hong Kong that with open tentacles Hong Kong that with open tentacles can reach diameters of 10 m. can reach diameters of 10 m.

The common octopus lives among the The common octopus lives among the rocks in fairly shallow waters of the rocks in fairly shallow waters of the Mediterranean and in the the area Mediterranean and in the the area from the Canary Islands to the North from the Canary Islands to the North Sea.Sea.

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Leatherback turtleLeatherback turtle The Leatherback The Leatherback

turtles are the turtles are the biggest turtle in the biggest turtle in the world. world.

They weigh up to They weigh up to 600 kg. 600 kg.

The length of an The length of an adult is over 2 m. adult is over 2 m.

They eat jelly fish They eat jelly fish and live in Malysia.and live in Malysia.


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