MARINE ANIMALS

AMAZING FACTS ABOUT MARINE ANIMALS

1.                 If you keep a goldfish in a dark room, it will become pale!

2.               "Lchthyophobia is the fear of fish.

3.                 The blue whale weighs as much as thirty elephants and is as long as three Greyhound buses.

4.                 Every day of the year, 100 whales are killed by whale fisherman.

5.                 'Jaws’ is the most common name for a goldfish.

6.                 The most poisonous fish in the world is the stone fish.

7.                 Killer whales are not whales at all, rather a species of dolphin.

8.                 A whale’s heart beats only nine times a minute.

9.                 Only half of a dolphin’s brain sleeps at a time. The other awake half makes the dolphin come up for air when needed to prevent drowning.

10.            The starfish is the only animal capable of turning its stomach inside-out.

11.            Sharks have been around longer than dinosaurs.

12.            About two-thirds of shark attacks on humans have taken place in water less than six feet deep.

13.            Sharks are immune to cancer!

14.            Humpback whales create the loudest sound of any living creature.

15.            The blue whale is the largest of all whales and is also considered the largest animal to have ever existed in the world.

16.            Starfish have eight eyes one at the end of each leg.

17.            Tuna fish can swim 40 miles in a single day.

18.            Blue whales have large enough aortas (the main blood vessel) for a human to crawl through.

19.            Shark corneas are being used in human eye transplants.

20.            The sailfish can swim at the speed of 109 km/h, making it the fastest swimmer.

21.            In 2006, 253 fish-species were listed as critically endangered.

22.            There is a shark called ‘goblin shark’ which has only been seen around 50 times since its discovery in 1897.

23.            The average dolphin eats one-third of its weight on food each day.

24.            Octopus’ pupils of their eyes are rectangular.

25.            Starfish don’t die of old age.

26.            All dolphins have a different whistle.

27.            Dolphins can eat up to 30 pounds of fish a day.

28.            Before they're even born, sand tiger sharks eat their twin brothers and sisters!

29.            Jellyfish evaporate in the sun. They're 98% water.

30.            The slowest fish is the sea horse, which moves along at about 0.01 mph (0.016 km/h).

31.            One of the world's largest stockpiles of nuclear weapons—a U.S. Navy base near Seattle—is partially defended by trained dolphins.

32.            Goldfish will not stop eating if there is food available, regardless of how full they are.

33.            Dolphins will sometimes try to rescue people who are drowning.

34.            Frogs don’t drink water. They absorb water through their skin.

35.            Frogs cannot swallow without blinking.

36.            A group of frogs is called an army.

37.            Jellyfish, despite having no brain, still need to sleep.

38.            Australia has giant fresh water lobsters that have been reported to grow over 12 lbs.

39.            The frog known as the “Hairy Frog”, “Horror Frog”, or the “Wolverine Frog” is so aggressive it will literally break its own bones, force them through the skin, then use them as claws to attack; even humans.

40.            Fish can suffer from depression, just like humans.

41.            An Electric Eel is known to produce electricity sufficient enough to light up 10 electric bulbs.

42.            An Octopus has 3 hearts and the colour of its blood is blue.

43.            A Shrimp’s heart is in their head.

44.            Turtles live on every continent except Antarctica.

45.            There is a bar in Tokyo where you can have drinks with Penguins.

46.            Penguins "fly" underwater at up to 25 miles per hour.

47.            Green turtles can migrate more than 1,400 miles to lay their eggs.

48.            A group of herring is called a seige.

49.            A group of jelly fish is called a smack.

50.            Walrus, being mammals, can easily stay under water for 30 minutes without having to come to the surface to breathe.

51.            Great white sharks can consume a sea lion in a single meal.

52.            Crabs’ teeth are located in their stomachs.

53.            Sharks have the best immunity to diseases that are known to man and deadly diseases like cancer do not affect them at all.

54.            Sharks kill 12 people per year – people kill 11,417 sharks per hour.

55.            Sea otters hold hands when they sleep so they don’t drift away from each other.