Seahorses – One of the weirdest creatures in the water. These are some random facts about Seahorses. Read and Enjoy! Seahorses are a part of marine fish. This is the name given to 47 species of marine fish. Unlike many other fishes, seahorses swim upright. Their eyes can move independently. …
Dolphins are marine mammals that are closely related to whales and porpoises. Now here read some facts about Dolphins, one of the cutest mammals in the sea! The marine forces have used dolphins for defense! Dolphins hold the Guinness record for the first use of marine mammals in the defense. …
In 2009 it is estimated that 33.3 million people are living with HIV/AIDS. Incredible as it may sound, there is no such thing as a “fish”. The concept is merely a convenient umbrella term to describe an aquatic vertebrate that is not a mammal, a turtle, or anything else. The …
Sailfish are the fastest fish in the sea – they have been measured doing 109 km per hour. Killer whales are actually dolphins (delphinius orca). An adult Pacific giant octopus is about 4 metres long and the largest one recorded weighed 270kg – yet newborns are only the size of …
Sharks are one of the most amazing animals on earth. They have lived in this planet for more than 450 million years and that each single fact is worthy of knowing. Between 30 and 80 percent of a shark’s flesh is made of water. A protein network gives the flesh …
An ocean (from Greek Ὠκεανὸς, “okeanos” Oceanus[1]) is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth’s surface (~3.61 X 1014 m2) is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller …
Sea stars belong to the Phylum Echinodermata. That means they are related to sand dollars (yes, they are a real animal), sea urchins, and sea cucumbers. All Echinoderms have five-point radial symmetry, which means that their body plan has five sections (or multiples thereof) arranged around a central disk. Next …