AQUARIUM TIME!!!!
1. Since the Clown fish are are immune to the sea anemone's stinging nematocytes, due to their similar skins, they can live safely within them, keeping the anemone clean as they are protected by the anemones poisonous tendrils found on their tendrils.
2. Sea otters have some of the thickest coats of any animal, and this is important to their survival on a cold ocean, since they lack blubber, they need to maintain their coats to make they stay warm, and to keep the insulating layer of air maintained in between the fur and skin.
3. Before the 1900's, one could find the sea otters living all along the western coast of North America, from Alaska to California. After decades of hunting and poaching, their numbers dwindled, and in an attempt to reintroduce the population, they brought in 89 sea otters from Alaska and brought them to the west coast of Vancouver island in the year 1969.
4. The colour of this species of anemone were bright green, a severe contrast to the brown and grey rocks that they lived on.
5. My favorite invertebrate was the jellyfish, in this picture, its the Moon Jelly. As for it's adaptations, they have a simple nervous system to balance them and some even have the ability to detect light. In addition to this, they have poisonous and painful tentacles that they use to deter predators and to capture prey. These tentacles shoot out spiked nematocytes that inject poison and puncture the skin.
6. the scientific name for the Beluga Whale is "Delphinapterus" which means Whale without fins. It is also referred to as the "white Whale" and the "sea canary" due to their constant chattering.
7. The seahorse is a very slow moving sea creature, which constantly hugs close to kelp and other plants to stay camouflaged, and when they have to move, they do so slowly.
8. The head of the jelly fish can represent the head, which is where the main part of the nervous system is, and the tentacles can respresent the conntless nerves that go throughout our body.
9. The starry flounder has two important adaptations to survive. It's first one is the ability to camouflage with the ground it makes its home on, and it's other adaptation is its ability to play dead for long period of time to escape predators.
10. When feeding on plankton, the Moon Jelliescontract and expand their epidermis on theri "head" and in doing so they bring water into their Gastro Vascular Cavity. This water contains planktons, which the jelly with feed on.
11. The suction cups of the Pacific Octopus help the octopus climb up surfaces and to attach to prey so they cannot escape. In addition to this, they also have some of the best camouflage in the underwater world, able to change pigments to resemble rocks, kelp, and even coral. This remarkable adaptation makes them very capable predators, and one of the best in nature.
12. The varying feeding types of stellar sea lions changes constantly. They are mainly pack feeders, working together in groups to get prey. They eat a variety of seafood, from squid and octopi to herring and pollock.
13. The caiman originated from the areas around Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay
14. The crocodiles muddy and dark colours help it greatly to blend in with its environment. Since they live in rivers and tropical sea, their colours help to camouflage them so they can capture prey easily
15. The name opf teh largest fish in the Aquarium was the Arapaima, a 3 meter long freshwater fish that lives in the Amazon
16. The Redhook Silver Dollar, and it eats seeds that fall off riverside shrubs
17. When fishers catch pirahnas, the most dangerous threat they can be towards humans is when the fishers are removing them from their hooks, as they are still alive and can still bite.
18. Sharks do not, infact, have a bone in their body, as they entire skeleton is made up of cartilage, a much lighter and more malleable substance.
19. Among the other fishes that were found in the shark tank, there were stingrays, various species of fish, and one large sea turtle
20. The one main adaptation that the sea urchin has is their spiky bodies. This deterrs them from most predators, and keeps them safe from anyone who would try to eat them.
21. The archer fish uses the water it swims in to get its prey, making for an interesting adaptation. They shoot water out of their mouths and aim at insects with lightning precision. Once the water hits the insect, it'll fall into the water and be eaten by the archerfish.
22. The turtle, which was found in the tropic zone, goes by the name Schoona
Quite possibly one of my favorite field trips of this year (sorry nature walk), our class along with another got to go to the Vancouver aquarium! Once we got there, our classes were separated and we got to explore the multitude of marine life that was present at the aquarium, across all their diverse exhibits. We went through the tropic zone and the Amazon, watching sharks zip by and the larger that life seas turtle Schoona gracefully swim without a care. We saw jellyfish contract and expand, floating around their exhibits, and the massive Arapaima that took me by surprise once I first found it. It took a lot of backtracking, but eventually we were able to find an answer for every question. After viewing lots of interesting and unique sea creatures, it was time to get lunch. Now that I had some sugar in me, I was feeling much better. It was around then we got to go to our seas lab, which was a truly informative and interesting experience. We got to learn about the scientific method, as well as begin able to handle lots of seas creatures, many of which we had learned about in class. The sea anemones and their sticky tentacles, the squishy sea cucumbers and the the prickly urchins. This hands on lab showed me a lot of marine life, and how important it is to keep it, for biological diversity and for other generations to have as well. After that the field trip was over, and it was time for us to go back home. The field trip was easily a great one, and we got to learn much about the marine world as well.
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