CREATURES OF THE DEEP
Harrison tucker
from predators. Squids use jet propulsion as a
way to move around. They suck water into
their body and then push it out through their
funnel.
sharks
Sharks belong to the class of fish,
Chondrichthyes and have been around for
over 400 million years. There are over 400
different species of sharks. A shark’s skin is
made of denticles, similar to a scale. They are
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rough and hard to protect the shark from
injury. If a shark loses a tooth, a new one will
pop out in its place from inside the shark’s
Ever wonder what goes on hundreds of feet
jaw. Sharks are often named after animals,
below the surface of the water. well there is
more life down there than you could possibly
imagine. The ocean floor is covered in
three different types of filter feeder sharks.
shrimp, clams and bottom feeders. Above
Basking sharks, Whale shark, and
them swims an entire Ecosystem teeming
with life, everywhere you look you see bright
colored fish of all different shapes and sizes,
tuna race around in schools and puffer fish
A squid is a cephalopod with a large head and
brain, eight suckered arms, two longer
feeding tentacles, a beak, two huge eyes, and
two hearts. Their diet consists of fish, shrimp
and other squids. A squid can change its
color to match their environment and to hide
straining them through their bristle like teeth.
cover slides over their eyes to protect them
squids
small krill or shrimp that float in their water,
octopus or school of fish, a clear protective
topics are sharks, crustaceans, and squids
Megamouth are all filter feeders. They eat
When a shark attacks prey, such as an
bounce through the water. but our main
Whale Shark. Sharks will eat sea mammals,
smaller fish, and even each other. There are
underwater plants, snails, sea slugs, crabs,
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such as the Leopard Shark, Tiger Shark, and
from injury.
crustaceans
Crustaceans are a type of arthropod, which
means they have a segmented body, jointed
limbs, and usually shed their skin. There are
about 30,000 species of crustaceans. A
ANIMALS