Inverts Don't Have Rights
A round flat crustacean that walk along the sea floor and have claws.
What is a crab?
The species of shark that is largest in size
What is a whale shark?
Instead of using gills, whales breathe through this opening
What is a blow hole?
Mineralized bone that helps scientists learn about ancient animals
What is a fossil?
This brightly coloured and extremely popular household pet fish can be devastating for the environment once released.
What is a goldfish?
This beautiful animal can form reefs of wonderful colours, and provide habitats for all sorts of animals
What is coral?
The material that makes up a shark's skeleton
What is Cartilage?
The name for a grouping of orcas
What is a pod?
A mythical creature based off a real ancient animal thought to still inhabit a lake in Scotland
What is the Loch ness monster/ Plesiosaur?
This invasive striped species of mussel is small and can attach to native mussels, and kill them.
What is a zebra/quagga mussel?
An animal whose gonads are removed and used to make sushi called uni
What is a sea urchin?
The name for the fin that would stick out of the water if a shark was near the surface
What is a dorsal fin?
A material in whale mouths that allows water to escape, but keeps fish and krill on the inside
What is baleen?
A breathing structure found in both fish, and developing human fetuses, providing proof for a link between humans and fish.
What are gills?
A blood sucking fish that has destroyed many populations of fish in the great lakes
What is a sea lamprey?
What is an octopus?
A shark that uses its long tail to stun its prey before devouring them
What is a thresher shark?
An animal that if you were right beside when they made their echolocation sounds, you would blow out your ear drums or die.
What is a sperm whale?
This large African animal is the closet living relative to modern whales.
What is a hippo?
This large bottom feeder can be found in freshwater lakes around the world (But many are in Ontario and Quebec), and is known for its eggs that are eaten as caviar
What is a sturgeon?
A small tube shaped invertebrate found almost exclusively on fallen whale skeletons
What is a bone/zombie worm?
This species of shark lays a corkscrew egg that burrows itself into the sand to protect itself
Port Jackson Shark
A hairy mammal that has cousins in the oceans, but it itself only inhabits one freshwater lake in Russia
Freshwater Seal/Lake Baikal Seal
This local amphibian is often confused with axolotls, since they both have external gills and remain in water throughout their lifetime
What is a mudpuppy?