A TO Z CHALLENGE: LETTER E

 Elephant Seal

The world is filled with fascinating animals...on land, in the air, and under the sea. This A to Z challenge, hosted by the KICKS KIDS CLUB (where parents, teachers, and librarians find FREE resources supporting children's character development), will introduce kids to some of the more interesting creatures found in the deep blue ocean...

• The elephant seal spends more than 80% of it's life in the ocean.
• It can hold its breath for more than 100 minutes while under water.
• An elephant seal's favorite food include stingrays, octopuses, squids, penguins, eels, and small sharks.

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A TO Z CHALLENGE: LETTER D

  Dragonfish

 

The world is filled with fascinating animals...on land, in the air, and under the sea. This A to Z challenge, hosted by the KICKS KIDS CLUB (where parents, teachers, and librarians find FREE resources supporting children's character development), will introduce kids to some of the more interesting creatures found in the deep blue ocean...

• They can produce their own infrared light to help hunting food.
• The male dragonfish has no teeth.
• It's the only known creature to have chlorophyll in its eyes which is only found in plants.

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A TO Z CHALLENGE: LETTER C

 Crown-of-thorns Starfish

The world is filled with fascinating animals...on land, in the air, and under the sea. This A to Z challenge, hosted by the KICKS KIDS CLUB (where parents, teachers, and librarians find FREE resources supporting children's character development), will introduce kids to some of the more interesting creatures found in the deep blue ocean...

• Starfish usually have only 5 arms but the crown-of-thorns starfish can have up to 21 arms, all covered with venomous thorns
• Their main food source is coral reefs.
• Crown-of-thorns starfish are mainly nocturnal creatures, feeding at night. 

 
 

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A TO Z CHALLENGE: LETTER B

 Bat Rays

The world is filled with fascinating animals...on land, in the air, and under the sea. This A to Z challenge, hosted by the KICKS KIDS CLUB (where parents, teachers, and librarians find FREE resources supporting children's character development), will introduce kids to some of the more interesting creatures found in the deep blue ocean...

• The bay ray likes to hunt for small marine life like crabs, shrimp, or mollusks.
• They can live up to 23 years.
• Females are larger than the males and can weigh up to 200 pounds with a wing span of six feet.

 

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A TO Z CHALLENGE: LETTER A

 Anglerfish

The world is filled with fascinating animals...on land, in the air, and under the sea. This A to Z challenge, hosted by the KICKS KIDS CLUB (where parents, teachers, and librarians find FREE resources supporting children's character development), will introduce kids to some of the more interesting creatures found in the deep blue ocean....

• Deep sea anglerfish are black, have large stomachs, and can usually swallow food much larger than themselves.
• They can weigh up to 110 pounds.
• The dangling, fleshy strand attached to the top of its head is called a lure and used to attract prey.

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