Sea Life

A turtle is a reptile with a shell that lives mainly in water. Most species of turtles can pull their head, legs and tail into their shell, which serves as protection. Turtles are cold-blooded and spend almost all their entire lives either in fresh...

A turtle is a reptile with a shell that lives mainly in water. Most species of turtles can pull their head, legs and tail into their shell, which serves as protection. Turtles are cold-blooded and spend almost all their entire lives either in fresh...

Rays have skeletons made of cartilage like their close relatives, sharks and skates. Their bodies are flattened with their mouths underneath. The Ray uses its pectoral fins to propel itself through the water. Rays draw water through holes in the upper...

Sharks are cold-blooded, meat-eating fish that have muscular, streamlined bodies and breathe with gills. There are approximately 450 species of sharks that live in oceans throughout the world. They are most common in tropical and temperate seas. The...

A seahorse is a small fish that is named because its head resembles that of a tiny horse. About 25 species of seahorses live in shallow tropical seas while others live in temperate waters. This seahorse is made from lead-free pewter and is supplied on a...

BATTLE OF BRITAIN During World War II, the Germans had organised the seaborne invasion of Britain (Operation Sealion) which depended on the German Air Force having control of the skies. Between the 10 July to 31 October 1940 the Royal Air Force defeated...

Dolphin is a name of a group of sea animals closely related to whales and porpoises. Like whales and porpoises, dolphine are mammals, not fish. There are many kinds of dolphins but the most common are the bottle-nosed dolphin and the common dolphin. They...

Dolphin is a name of a group of sea animals closely related to whales and porpoises. Like whales and porpoises, dolphine are mammals, not fish. There are many kinds of dolphins but the most common are the bottle-nosed dolphin and the common dolphin. They...

Clown Fish are small fish (5 to 13cm long) that live among anemone. The anemone protects the clown fish from predators, who know not to go near the anemone's tentacles. The clown fish helps the anemone by cleaning it and by scaring away predators of the...

Ammonites are an extinct group of marine invertebrate animals. They lived in the seas between 240 - 65 million years ago, when they became extinct along with the dinosaurs. Ammonites belong to a group of predators known as cephalopods, which includes...