Ocean Animals Part 3

Mrs. Hough’s Second Grade Class

December 2004

Hammerhead Shark by LuisThe largest great Hammerhead was 20 feet long. They are mostly found in California, Australia, Mexico and New England. They eat fish and plankton. The head looks like a hammer so that is how it got its name.

Sea Otters by DerrikSea otters live on rocky coasts. They spend lots of time cleaning themselves. They have flippers and fur. They are mammals. They eat crabs and shellfish. They can be up to 4 feet long. Oil spills are dangerous for sea otters.

Dolphins by SunshineDolphins live in seas and oceans all over the world except the Arctic. It eats octopus and squid. A color is dark gray and black and light gray on the sides. A dolphin’s size is 12 feet long. Dolphins are smart and they are gentle. The dolphin has a blowhole so they can breathe.

Jellyfish by MaheletJellyfish live in the coral reef. They have tentacles. The tentacles help it catch its prey. It stings fish and then it eats it. The colors are pale blue, brown, orange or white. The jellyfish’s body is 7 feet wide. Their tentacles can be 120 feet long. The tentacles have stingers in them.

Octopus by SunshineOctopus live in the ocean. An octopus has 8 arms. They can be gray, black, red, blue, brown or baby blue. An octopus grows up to 4 feet. It eats fish, crabs and shrimp. One octopus can lay more than 50,000 eggs.

Whales by AaronThe whale lives in the open sea. Whales use its tail for power. All whales have blubber. Whales use blowholes to breathe. Grey whales are 73 feet. Whales don’t have all five sense so they use special sounds to locate where their foods are.

Tuna by Thu HuyenTuna live in the open sea. They have fins and a tail to help them move. They have gills to help them breathe. The color is blue. The size is 13 feet. They have a special gill to help them breathe and if they don’t breathe, they die. They eat prawns and squid.

Sea Turtle by AaronSea turtles live in warm ocean water. Almost all sea turtles have a hard covering. The front and back flippers stick out of the shell. Some sea turtles are green with brown shells. The size is 2 to 6 feet. Female sea turtles lay their eggs on the beach. Sea turtles eat seaweed, fish, crabs and jellyfish.

Orca Whales by HamseThe orca whale lives in the open sea. The orca is hard and the shape is round. The parts of the body are flippers and flukes. The colors are white and black. It is 30 feet big. It eats fish, seals and penguins and even bigger whales. They use their teeth to eat the food.

Coral Reef

Clownfish by KatalinaA clownfish swims from place to place. A clownfish lives on sea anemones. The anemone has stinging tentacles but it doesn’t hurt the clownfish. The colors are orange, white and black. The clownfish eats little tiny planktons.

Butterfly Fish by Thu HuyenThe butterfly fish lives in coral reefs. It looks like it has a black dot and white outside. It has stripes. It has scales and fins. It is 5 inches long. It eats live food of all kinds.

Corals by JennyAll the corals live in a reef. Some corals look like they have tentacles and some look like they have some little stars on them. Some of them look like bubbles. The star coral lives in the coral reef. Some corals are brain coral, star coral, sea fan and staghorn coral.