Aquatic Animals - Facts for Kids

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Random Facts About Aquatic Animals For Kids

Special Adaptations

A dugong’s lungs stretch along most of its back and act like a funny air-filled weight belt — helping it stay nice and level in the water when it eats seagrass!

Basic Information

Mussels belong to the class Bivalvia, which means they have two shells that protect their soft body inside!

Blue whales often gather in areas where deep ocean currents bring lots of nutrients to the surface!

Each cone snail type has its own special shell pattern, like a fingerprint, that helps scientists tell them apart!

Some jellyfish species, like the Deep Sea Atolla jellyfish, use bioluminescence (glowing light) to attract prey in the dark ocean depths!