Facts About Marine Animals

Rachel Ganz

Writing-6

December 19, 2017

6 Fun Facts About Marine Animals

Marine animals are all different shapes and sizes that differ drastically. Marine Animals live in the great big ocean and lakes all across the world and have very unusual characteristics about themselves that make them who they are today. Marine animals are a very interesting and unusual species due to their dramatic changes over the years.

1. How Big Really Are Blue Whales?

Blue whales are one of the biggest animals in the oceans today. They can reach up to 110 ft. long and can weigh up to 200 tons more than 50 elephants. There blood vessels in their bodies are so big that a full-grown trout (which is about 20-30 inches long) can swim easily through them. The whales

This doesn 't meant that they use their extra set for breathing though. This set travels to a special opening I none back of the mouth that can heighten their sense of smell to see where fish are and how far away they are. This is especially helpful for smaller fish because they can maybe smell a larger fish and have more time to get away. Additionally fish that have more bones are more faster, helping their getaways if they run into bigger fish even if they don 't smell them before. This could happen because some fish like the parrotfish envelope themselves in their own mucus to not

3. What Do Sea Sponges Have?

Sea sponges are a very unusual animal to the lacking of many necessities in their body. They don 't have a head, mouth, bones, eyes, legs/feelers, lungs, a brain, and they can still properly function and are still a living organism. This is also pretty unusual for marine animals to have that many things in their body because many of them can 't live without that many body parts. Additionally, sea-sponges have many good qualities to them like being related to the human race’s oldest relative.

4. Dolphins Are a Highly Protected

For example, they don 't have a head, mouth, eyes, feelers, bones, lungs, and a brain. This is most important for the animal and most unusual because it is easier for them to get around and not get hurt because of the lack of bones and pretty much anything in their bodies. This is also a good strategy for when a predator bites them because then they don 't get hurt as much. Furthermore, sea sponges are the world 's only animal with the most simple multicellular