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3 days ago · The Flapjack Octopus (Opisthoteuthis californiana), often referred to as the “adorable” octopus, is a small, deep-sea species found at depths ranging from 500 to 1,500 meters (1,640 to 4,920 feet). This creature gets its name from its distinctively flat, round body, which resembles a pancake or “flapjack.”.
5 days ago · Marine ecosystem, complex of living organisms in the ocean environment. Marine waters cover two-thirds of the surface of the Earth. In some places the ocean is deeper than Mount Everest is high; for example, the Mariana Trench and the Tonga Trench in the western part of the Pacific Ocean reach.
5 days ago · They are mammals, and they share the defining traits of that group: they breathe air, are warm-blooded, give live birth, suckle their young on milk, and have hair. All are entirely aquatic, with specialized adaptations such as flippers and tail flukes for living in water.
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2 days ago · Unlike many other reptiles, aquatic lizards have evolved to live in water. They have specialized respiratory systems, webbed feet, and other adaptations that enable them to thrive in aquatic environments.
4 days ago · Whales range in size from the 2.6 metres (8.5 ft) and 135 kilograms (298 lb) dwarf sperm whale to the 29.9 metres (98 ft) and 190 tonnes (210 short tons) blue whale, which is the largest known animal that has ever lived. The sperm whale is the largest toothed predator on Earth.
4 days ago · Estuarine crocodile, (Crocodylus porosus), crocodile species inhabiting brackish waters of wetlands and marine intertidal environments from Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar east to the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu and south to Australia’s northern coast.
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3 days ago · Algae are prominent in bodies of water, common in terrestrial environments, and are found in unusual environments, such as on snow and ice. Seaweeds grow mostly in shallow marine waters, under 100 m (330 ft) deep; however, some such as Navicula pennata have been recorded to a depth of 360 m (1,180 ft). [83]
