Killer Whale (Orcinus Orca)

Killer whale (Orcinus orca)

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? Up to 32 feet long – that is about the size Black on top and white on the bottom. Swimming in the open ocean or near Orcas earned the nickname “killer of a school bus! A white patch next to the eye, on the side the coast. whales” because they have been known and across the back help the orca hide to attack and eat other kinds of whales. its body shape so it can sneak up on prey. This kind of color camouflage is called “cryptic.”

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? Up to about 10 feet in length Gray on top and white on the bottom. Swimming in the open ocean and near Bottlenose dolphins sometimes hunt This kind of color camouflage is called the coast. as a group. They will blow bubbles all “countershading”” around a school of fish to round them up. The dolphins will then take turns catching and eating the fish. Wyland© is a trademark of Wyland Worldwide, LLC. All rights reserved © 2007 M6U Bat ray (Myliobatis californica)

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? Up to about 6 feet from wingtip to wingtip Black on top and white on the bottom Hiding on the sandy bottom or swimming Bat Rays have skeletons made through water. of bendy cartilage instead of bones. You have cartilage in your ears and the tip of your nose.

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? Up to about 7 feet long Brown and furry. Sleeping on the rocky shore or swimming You can tell the difference between a seal through the water. and sea lion because sea lions have big flippers and ear flaps. Seals don’t.

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? Up to about 5 feet long Furry and spotted, the harbor seal Lying on the sandy and rocky shores Harbor seals can sleep underwater for up can be any combination of brown, or swimming through the water. to 30 minutes without taking a breath. black, grey, and white.

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? Up to about 7 feet long Gray with darker gray or black bars Swimming through the water Leopard sharks are one of the 300 and spots harmless sharks in the ocean.

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? Up to about 5 feet long Brown and furry with light brown Floating on my back on top of the water Sea otters were hunted for their fur to white face. or diving to the bottom looking for food. and were almost extinct. They are now protected and are doing much better.

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? To about 8 feet Black back with grayish white sides Swimming in the open ocean These dolphins usually travel in groups and white underneath of about 50 but have been seen in groups as large as 2,000!

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? To about 8 feet Dark blue back with light blue sides Swimming in the open ocean Many blue sharks are caught by accident and white underneath or looking for food in a kelp forest by lines and nets set out for other fish. When an animal is caught by mistake it is called “bycatch.”

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? Up to 12 inches Red-brown with white Crawling along the bottom of the ocean. Sea Hares squirt a cloud of purple ink and dark brown spots to protect themselves. They don’t have many predators though because they taste really bad!

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? To about Colors can be any combination On the rocks Bat stars push their stomachs of red, orange, yellow, brown, out of their mouths to eat. green, and purple

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? Up to about 6 inches Any combination of white, brown, and Hiding in the rocks or along the ocean The turban snail’s food it kelp and algae. dark brown floor looking for kelp It has a special tongue called a “radula” which is rough like sandpaper so it licks its food like you lick an ice cream cone.

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? To about 30 inches White with purple stripes and dots Floating through the water Jellies don’t have brains. To find their food, they float in the water and sting whatever they bump into.

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? To about 3 feet long Males are red with a thick black stripe in Swimming near the kelp All sheephead are born female. The the middle and a white chin. Females are largest turn into males later in life. pink with a white chin.

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? To about 2 feet Shiny silver with darker blue backs Swimming in a school with other Barracuda fossils have been found near barracuda near the kelp San Diego, California that are over one million years old.

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? Up to 4 feet tall with a wingspan of 7 feet Different shades of brown with Floating on the surface of the water, Brown pelicans can eat up to 4 pounds of a white belly flying through the air, or standing fish every day! on the rocky shore.

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? Up to 200 feet tall Brown or greenish brown Attached to rocks on the bottom and Giant kelp can grow up to 2 feet in just growing up to the top of the water one day!

Size: What I look like: Where to find me: Did you know? Up to about 10 inches Bright Orange. Young Garibaldi Swimming near rocky areas or by kelp. Garibaldi are bright orange to warn other have small bright blue spots. animals away. When protecting their eggs, they will even chase off sharks!