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| - Sea turtle is returning to the ocean. The turtle has just layed eggs.
- Baby sea turtles will grow inside of the eggs and hatch.
- Then the babies will go into the ocean.
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 | | Sea Turtle | by NOAA's National Ocean Service on Flickr |
| - The sea turtle swims deep below the surface.
- A full grown sea turtle usually is about 3 feet long and weighs about 100 pounds.
- Sea turtles eat seaweed, crab, and fish.
- A full grown sea turtle
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 | | CIMG0660 Two Moray Eels Thailand | by Tim Sheerman-Chase on Flickr |
| - Eels are a type of fish.
- Eels are long.
- Eels eat fish, crab, lobsters, and octopuses.
- There are 450 species of eels.
- They have many sharp teeth.
- Eels look somewhat like snakes.
- Some eels have a poisonous bite.
- Most eels live in shallow seas and are nocturnal.
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 | | Garden Eels (IMG_6685R) | by Schristia on Flickr |
| - Eels are blind.
- Eels are cold blooded.
- They breathe through gills.
- Eels have their eggs in salt water.
- Their skin is smooth and slimy with mucus.
- Eels go through a period of growth called the larval stage.
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 | | Polbo / Octopus | by Noel Feans on Flickr |
| Octopuses - Have more than 1000 suction cups.
- Have tentacles.
- Can grow up to 30 feet long.
- Eat crabs and shrimp.
- Squirt ink to make the water dark. That way, a
predator can't see the octopus escape
- Can regrow their arms if they lose one.
- When octopuses are born they are as small as a thumbnail. They are invertebrates.
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 | | Weddell seal, Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica, 1911-1914 / Morton Henry Moyes | by State Library of New South Wales collection on Flickr |
| Seals have large round eyes and can focus both above and below water. |
 | | Seals in The Harbour at St.Ives,Cornwall (3) | by john47kent on Flickr |
| - Seals can be found in all waters of the world.
- Seals are a type of mammal.
- Seals have an excellent sense of smell.
- Seals can be different colors such as blue, brown, and grey.
- All seals are carnivores, their diet consists of fish, and shellfish.
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 | | 2 of 2 A newborn pup is still covered in blood from the birth, and communicates with its mother here. | by mikebaird on Flickr |
| - Seals give birth to one pup.
- Most mother seals don't feed while nursing.
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 | | Dolphin Crest | by jurvetson on Flickr |
| - Dolphins can swim up to 260 m. below the surface of the ocean.
- Dolphins can jump up to 20 feet above water.
- Some kinds of dolphins can hold their breath for 30 minutes.
- Dolphins live in groups formed by 10 to 12 individuals.
- Dolphins have 100 teeth.
- There are 36 different kinds of ocean dolphins and 5 species of river dolphins.
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 | | Mama Baby | by jurvetson on Flickr |
| The baby dolphin can stay with his mother for two to three years. Dolphins are warm-blooded. |
 | | Bora Bora Sharks! | by jonrawlinson on Flickr |
| - Sharks are a type of fish.
- Sharks eat fish that are smaller than them.
- Sharks have very good hearing.
- Sharks swim in warm oceans.
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 | | reef shark | by mtarlock on Flickr |
| Some sharks can grow to be as long as a school bus. |
 | | Killer Whales | by Fremlin on Flickr |
| - Whales are mammals and they have bones.
- Whales eat shrimp. They live in warm water.
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 | | Sea World - Shamu Stadium | by Stig Nygaard on Flickr |
| The killer whale can do tricks. Whales are some of the biggest animals on earth. |
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