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| FIELD GUIDE |
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Table of Contents |
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Introduction |
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Index |
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Sponges |
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Corals, Sea Anemones |
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Sea Jellies |
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Sea Urchins, Sea Cucumbers, Brittle Stars, Sea Stars, Sand Dollars |
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Sea Worms |
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Lobsters, Crabs, Shrimps, Barnacles |
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Mollusks
Sea Snails, Oysters, Clams, Nudibranches, Octopuses |
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Tunicates |
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Fish: Perchlike Fish I |
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Fish: Perchlike Fish II |
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Fish: Other Ray-Finned Fish |
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Fish: Sharks, Rays, Skates |
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Sea Reptiles |
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Sea Mammals |
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| Coloring Pages |
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Clownfish &
Sea Anemone Coloring Page |
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Hawksbill Turtle Coloring Page |
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Sponge Coloring Page |
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French Angelfish Coloring Page |
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Southern Sting Ray Coloring Page |
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Newsletters |
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Websites |
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Bibliographies |
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Montessori @ RPS |
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QueSPER ONLINE |
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MONTESSORI CORAL REEF FIELD GUIDE INDEX
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Introduction
CHORDATA (PHYLUM)
Vertebrates (SUBPHYLUM)
Mammalia (CLASS)
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Cetacea (ORDER) |
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| Habitat: tropical oceans and seas worldwide
Size: Common dolphins can reach lengths of 7.5 - 8.5 feet
(2.3-2.6 m) and weigh as much as 297 lb (135 kg).
Food: squid and small schooling fish
Interesting Fact: Common Dolphin are noted for riding bow and
stern waves of boats.
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Common Dolphin
Delphinidae (FAMILY) |
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Common Dolphin |
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| Habitat: tropical oceans and seas worldwide
Size: Common dolphins can reach lengths of 7.5 - 8.5 feet
(2.3-2.6 m) and weigh as much as 297 lb (135 kg).
Food: squid and small schooling fish
Interesting Fact: Common Dolphin numbers have been depleted
because of tuna fishing.
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Common Dolphin
Delphinidae (FAMILY) |
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Picture from:
www.middleofeverywhere.com/ NEWZEALAND2.htm
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| Habitat: warm waters throughout the
the world Size: 9 to 12 feet
Food: fish
Interesting Fact: Most people can see the smiling face of a
bottlenose dolphin. . Bottlenose dolphins are very friendly.
Emily:
Amazing Animals of the World. Danbury, CT.:
Grolier, 1995.
Everts, T., Dolphins. NY: Crabtree Press, 1995. |
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Bottlenose Dolphin
Delphinidae
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| Sea Otters |
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| Habitat:
Shallow coastal waters of the northern
Pacific. Range from Japan, along the coast of Siberia and the Aleutian
Chain and down the Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and
California coast to Baja California. Size:
Southern sea otters typically reach
about 4 feet in length.
Food: Sea urchins, abalone, mussels,
clams, crabs, snails and about 40 other marine species.
Interesting Fact: The sea otter is the smallest sea mammal and the
only one that is a carnivore. The have the thickest fur in the animal
kingdom. They are listed as a threatened species.
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Southern Sea Otter
(FAMILY - Mustelidae) |
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Sea Otters |
| Whales |
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Blue Whale Coloring
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Blue Whales @ Enchanted Learning
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