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WHY DOES THE OCEAN HAVE WAVES?

NOAA on WHAT CAUSES OCEAN WAVES

Excerpt:  Waves are created by energy passing through water, causing it to move in a circular motion. However, water does not actually travel in waves. Waves transmit energy, not water, across the ocean and if not obstructed by anything, they have the potential to travel across an entire ocean basin. 

"DUMBO OCTOPUS" : JUST HOW DUMB IS HE REALLY? NAMED AFTER DISNEY CHARACTER

US DEPT OF THE INTERIOR : Dumbo Octopus 

Excerpt: The Dumbo octopus gets its name due to a pair of ear-like fins that protrude just above its eyes. Just like the cartoon elephant, the octopus flaps these fins to propel itself about the ocean floor. 

A LAKE IS FRESHWATER BUT A SEA IS SALTWATER?

 Do the names of various bodies of water tell us if the water is salty or not? 

The Great Lakes are freshwater.  (And hold about 20% of the water on earth.)

The Great Lakes are named Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario,

The Great Salt Lake in Utah is salty, though called a lake.

The largest salt water lake in the world is named The Caspian Sea.

Do a little research and learn how a body of water becomes "salty."

WHAT SEA CREATURE HAS THREE HEARTS ? WHAT COLOR IS THEIR BLOOD?

Smithsonian Magazine : Ten Wild Facts About Octopus 

TEN FACTS !

Excerpt:  Two of the hearts work exclusively to move blood past the animal’s gills, where it releases carbon dioxide and gains oxygen. Then, the third heart circulates that oxygen-rich blood to the organs and muscles, giving them energy. But the latter heart actually stops beating when the octopus swims, explaining the species’ penchant for crawling rather than swimming, which exhausts them.

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KILLER WHALES AFTER BLUE SHARK : HE GOT AWAY BECAUSE KILLER WHALES NO LIKE

YAHOO NEWS : Sacramento Bee : Enormous sea creatures investigate a ‘startled’ blue shark off California 

Excerpt:  This CA140B pod of orcas, known as Louise’s family after their matriarch, are regular visitors to the Monterey area and are seen several times a year, Talty said. Most killer whale sightings take place in April and May near Monterey.

“What a rare and lucky encounter today between two unique species!” Monterey Bay Whale Watch said on Facebook.

Orcas are the largest members of the dolphin family, according to the World Wildlife Fund. They can reach up to 32 feet and more than 12,000 pounds.

Orcas can live up to 90 years and are a top predator, with 100 teeth. They feed mainly on other marine mammals and fish, along with seabirds and marine turtles.

Blue sharks can reach up to 13 feet long and weigh more than 450 pounds, according to Brittanica. They feed mainly on fish, squid and crustaceans.

BLUE BLOBS ON THE BEACH ARE STING-Y COLONIES OF INDIVIDUALS

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   These blueish blogs that appear to have a sail aspect of their bodies are usually not able to live much longer once beached.  They sting.

Excerpt: 

These are marine hydrozoans, a group of animals closely related to jellyfishes. Interestingly, what might look like a single animal is actually a colony of multiple individuals working together. This is similar to the Portuguese man o' war, which is also a colonial hydrozoan. By-the-wind sailors feed on planktonic organisms using tentacles that have harpoon-firing cells called cnidocysts, just like jellyfish.

WHEN WHALES COULD WALK : NOVA DOCUMENTARY

The whales is a mammal that breaths air, but evolved on land.  This documentary follows the discovery of a mammal that originally was thought to be a lizard, and there's fossil evidence in the desert of Egypt. THE HIPPO IS THE CLOSEST LIVING RELATIVE TO WHALES>

NOVA WHEN WHALES COULD WALK

Excerpt:  In Egypt’s Sahara Desert, massive skeletons with strange skulls and gigantic teeth jut out from the sandy ground. This fossil graveyard, millions of years old, is known as the “Valley of the Whales.” Now, paleontologists have unearthed a whole new species of ancient whale dating to 43 million years ago, and this predator wasn’t just able to swim – it also had four legs and could walk. Follow scientists as they search for new clues to the winding evolutionary path of mammals that moved from the land into the sea to become the largest animals on Earth.VIn Egypt’s Sahara Desert, massive skeletons with strange skulls and gigantic teeth jut out from the sandy ground. ...

CHANNEL ISLANDS MARINE SANCTUARY : TWENTY SEVEN DIFFERENT SPECIES OF WHALES AND DOLPHINS and PINNEPEDS GALORE!

CHANNEL ISLANDS NOAA MARINE SANCTUARY 

• Twenty-seven different species of whales and dolphins visit or call Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary their home including the world's largest congregation of blue whales. Other species include fin, humpback, and gray whales. Common dolphins, orcas, and Risso's dolphins also frequent the region.

• Five species of pinnipeds, including California sea lions, elephant seals, and harbor seals depend on the sanctuary for feeding and breeding.

• Sixty species of seabirds including the rare Scripps's murrelet and California brown pelican nest, feed, and migrate here.

DON'T PICK UP THAT SEAL LION PUP ! MOM IS OUT HUNTING!

SEAGRANT : OREGON STATE EDU : SEA LIONS AND SEALS IN OREGON 

Lots of good information here!

Excerpt:   People often find harbor seal pups on the beach and pick them up, thinking the pups have been abandoned. Usually, they are not abandoned. The mothers are just out hunting or watching nearby. Human handling has caused many seals to be orphaned. There are no rehabilitation facilities in Oregon for seals, so if you find a seal pup—or any marine mammal—on the beach, the best thing you can do is leave it alone. If you see someone harassing a seal, call the Oregon State Police.