ocean

octopuses Hatch from eggs Have soft bodies Can fit into small places Have large eyes Have 8 arms called tentacles Each tentacle has two rows of suckers Suckers hold food Hide from predators Can change color to look like their surroundings

crabs Have eight legs Can run sideways Have two claws called pincers Hold food with their pincers Fight predators with their pincers Have hard shells Outgrow and shed their shells Grow new bigger shells

sea turtle Have a shell Have a beak Have four flippers to help them swim Can swim quickly Lay eggs on land in the sand When baby sea turtles hatch, they crawl to the ocean

fish Are cold-blooded—their body temperature is the same as the water around them Lay eggs Have many bones (skeleton) Have scales covering their bodies Breathe through gills Have fins to help them swim Swim together in groups called ‘schools’

sea anemones have many tentacles to sting their prey stick to rocks and coral reefs have soft bodies and do not have bones have a mouth in the center of their bodies are homes for clown fish

sharks Have 5-15 rows of teeth in each jaw A tooth usually falls out after a week, but a new tooth moves up to take its place Have a tough skin Some sharks rest by not moving; other sharks rest while “sleep swimming” Some sharks lay eggs; other sharks have live babies Live for 20-150 years People are dangerous to sharks