Captive Killer Whales Blackfish is a movie about an orca named Tilikum who was captured at a young age and taken to perform at Sealand. Within a year and a half he was moved to Seaworld for breeding purposes and because Sealand shut down. Tilikum soon became a great attraction and everyone wanted to see him and all the trainers wanted to train him. They all thought Tilikum was an excellent whale, but that is because they were never told that anything bad happened.…
Parrotfish Parrotfish by Ellen Wittlinger is about a 16 year old transgender boy. Grady just wants to be himself in peace. Grady has to face many people along his way. In Parrotfish Grady has to face many bullies in high school. He loses most of his friends as he comes out, but makes a new friend.…
The Devils Hole Pupfish: The Devils Hole provides pupfish with conditions of continuous temperature(92F-33C) and salinity, unlike the changing environments of many other pupfish. They've been seen as deep as 66 feet, they find food and spawn exclusively on a shallow rock shelf near the surface, they eat the algae and diatoms found there. They are considered an annual species, with their historic population changing between 100-200 in the winter and 300-500 in the late summer. Their population count mainly depend on how much algae is on the shelf. Because of water pumping, the water level went down exposing part of the natural shelf.…
When someone look or think about the ocean, the most commun thought are that is a peaceful , beautiful , and wonderful place where they can find the most incredible creatures, also that the blue is so peaceful that just from see it make them calm. However does they know the deep-part of the ocean and what is hiding benit there. Most of the people don't know what is down there, specially what creatures live and how they survive to the extreme environment that is the deep-sea. The Giant Squid , Zombie Worms,Jellyfish and Yeti Crabs are some of the ”deep-sea creatures ,“ or, in other words they are the “survivors of the deep-sea, “ since they everyday survive to the low temperatures, the darkness and the hard way of getting food. This creatures…
Each one of the organisms have different characteristics, and behavior that make them important to the marine…
Hammerhead Sharks Hammerhead sharks are very unusual creatures. They are not like other sharks at all, one may think these bizarre sharks are vicious, but really they are not. These creatures are a group of sharks in a family called Sphyrnidae, so named for the unusual and distinctive structure of the head. This research paper is for education and to inform fellow human beings. This paper will also include the following topics, physical features, habitat, food source, reproduction, and another type of hammerhead shark: Wingheads.…
The crown of thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) , a large multiple-armed starfish that prays on hard coral polyps, can be found in and throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Some predators of these species are Giant Triton snail, the stars and stripes pufferfish, titan triggerfish and the humphead maori wrasse. 2.2 What causes COTS outbreaks:…
The Sea Lamprey is a dangerous and destructive fish for the great lakes ecosystem. This species feeds on a great lake fish and needs to be put under control in order to save fish populations in the great lakes and it needs to be stopped. One of the biggest problems with Sea Lamprey is that “Sea lamprey acts as parasitic and invasive species in each new habitat. It attacks and decreases the population of native fish and disturbs the natural balance of the ecosystem”(Softschools.com). An invasive species is a plant, fungus, or animal species that is not native to a specific location (an introduced species), and which has a tendency to spread to a degree believed to cause damage to the environment, human economy or human health the sea lamprey is just one of these invasive species.…
Crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) naturally occur on coral reefs. They are corallivores (i.e., they eat coral polyps). Covered in long poisonous spines, they range in color from purplish blue to reddish-gray to green. They are generally 25-35 cm in diameter, although can be as large as 80 cm. Crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) are found throughout the Indo-Pacific region, occurring from the Red Sea and coast of East Africa, across the Pacific and Indian Oceans, to the west coast of Central America.…
First the seagoblin is not like any angel fish. The seagoblins nose is not like a angel fishes. The seagoblin looks like an alien the angel fish doesen't. The emperor angelfish has a black band over its eyes and makes it look like it's wearing a batman mask but the seagolblin doesen't have a black band over its eyes.…
One way to identify the goblin shark is by it's long snout. Another way to identify the shark is by it's size. The last way to identify is where it lives. it lives deep in the ocean. That's how you identify a goblin shark.…
Saltwater angle aquariums come in various sizes to suit your necessities. The measure of your aquarium will decide what number of fish you can have as well as what assortments you can have since the difference in the extent of tropical fish shifts massively from an inch or two up to an astounding 18 inches. Dissimilar to freshwater angle aquariums, saltwater angle aquariums are more multifaceted to set up, require more upkeep and the aquarium itself in addition to the fish to go in it are more costly. So it is crucial that you do your examination and address more experienced people as you come. You will discover through your exploration the sorts of fish joined with their great hues, and beautiful tails and blades will influence it too well…
Goldfish and boars (Compare and contrast) By; Anahit The horror in the land and sea caused by us, humans. The pigs and fish are roaming the sea and wild eating everything in there way. Both of them have a reason to do these kinds of things we throw the goldfish in the sea or rivers and, they start eating everything in there way and boars have a weird reason eight pigs were transferred here in California for food for the settlers and now they got revenge on us. They are eating everything in there way…
One of the most challenging tasks to take on as a writer is titling one’s work. The exact wording of it might be as timely a process as crafting the work, and it is certainly not abnormal for the title to actually be finalized after the work is completed, when the writer finally knows exactly what his or her title is meant to encompass. However lengthy the process though, it is absolutely a venture worth investing in since titles have many functions for both writer and reader. Most notable is their ability to snare a potential reader into a reader.…
SeaWorld. We have all heard the name, considering they were once one of the most successful amusement parks in the world. Everyone wanted to come see Shamu, the huge majestic killer whale, do tricks so close to us we could get soaked. The whales always seemed to be in sync with the performers; we thought nothing could top getting splashed by gallons of water by a humongous whale. Unfortunately, in recent years, the saying “all press is good press” has not seemed to apply to SeaWorld.…