Aquatic Animals - Facts for Kids

A dugong’s skin is thick and smooth, with a layer of blubber (fat for warmth) underneath that keeps them warm in cool waters!

Box jellyfish can move in specific directions, navigating around obstacles and even swimming against currents!

Great White Sharks can smell a single drop of blood in 100 liters of water — that’s like finding one penny in a backyard swimming pool!

Mother sharks don’t stay with their babies after birth, but they choose safe places called shark nurseries to give birth.

There are over 2,000 different species of jellyfish that have been identified by scientists so far!