The Living OceansThe rare and varied world of the ocean's uncommon life forms comes alive in brilliant color photos and well-researched text. Two sections cover coastal life and open ocean life from whales to shrimp to giant clams. |
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adults albatrosses algae anemones animals Antarctic Arctic areas barnacles Barrier Reef beaches birds blue bottom breed brittle stars California called Caribbean clams clownfish coast coastal colonies color comb jellies common dolphins commonly coral reef coral reef communities crabs creatures crustaceans dive divers dorsal eggs excellent swimmers feed feet females fins giant kelp grey reef sharks humpbacks Indo-Pacific inhabit invertebrates jellyfish kelp forest Kelp plants killer whales largest leopard seals live lobster males marine mate mesopelagic migrate mollusks moray eels Narwhals nematocysts nest Nudibranchs octopi open ocean open sea organisms penguins phytoplankton plankton polar bears polyps potential predators pounds prey protect puffins rays rocks sand Sargassum schools sea fans sea lions sea stars seahorses seals and sea shell shrimp skuas small fish soft corals species sperm spines sponges squid stinging surface swimming tentacles toothed whales tropical reef tuna turtles tusks underwater urchins walruses water column weigh wrasse zone zooplankton