Animals of the Ocean

There are a lot of animals that live in the ocean, for example, crustaceans, whales, seals, sharks, fish, lobsters, crabs, plankton, jellyfish, and other animals that are getting killed off by humans. Usually, its poison that leaks into the ocean that kills the creatures off.

The ocean is a beautiful place, that many of us will never get a chance to visit. They're all fragile, and cannot be disturbed or the world would be destroyed, especially the coral reefs, which many tourists enjoy, while others less considerate take bits and pieces of the living floor, disturbing homes of fish and other crustaceans. The most famous bed of coral reef is near Australia, where some of the most unique creatures live,and it's probably one of the only reefs that haven't been bothered much. They can easily die, even by gently touching it, and all that would be left is something like a bare rock, which is the coral's skeleton. And coral takes over 100 years to grow!

On the floor of the ocean, many creatures crawl on the ground, like lobsters and crabs, and some which don't really look like animals, for example, anemanies, sea cucumbers, snails, starfish, and others. They come in different colours, shapes and sizes, and is another bait for tourists. Anemanies are beautiful spiked creatures that are sometimes a threat for starfish when they're overpopulated, because they're faster, and eat them for food, and tourists take them as souvenirs. Starfish are really unique. They eat plankton, and there are many different species of the animals. They crawl on the ground peacefully, and don't disturb others.

The fish of the sea are really beautiful, as they display their flashy colours to each other, usually to attract a mate. Most of them use the coral as a nursery and a home, because not many big creatures can find them between the crevices. They usually eat plankton, because most of them are quite small, and come in beautiful shapes. Probably the only place we can see them are at pet stores or oceanariums, because most of us don't live near their world.

Other creatures like sharks and eels can find a home there too. Sharks swim above the bed of coral, while eels live between the coral. In the northern waters, where most of us live, there are beautiful dolphins, which naturally do dives and flips, whales, and more. As you can see, there are lots of animals in the ocean, all that we have to protect for years to come.

Humpback Whales! A whale that can sing over 40 notes! Tiger Shark! One of the most fierce and gentle sharks in the world! Mollies! One of the most popular aquarium fish! Barnacle! Often mistaken as a mollusk, these animals are odd and... irritating!