Sea Creatures in the Ocean

Have you ever experienced the death of a beloved pet? If you have, I’m sure it was hard to get through, being so attached. For David Barry, his view is different - experiencing this can be an important lesson for kids. In many other disappointing circumstances, there’s always that one person who attempts - and sometimes succeeds - at being cheery through it. Similar to this type of person, Barry’s writing sheds light on the loss of a pet being an important lesson through humor that may improve the reader’s attitude towards their own loss. David Barry’s short story “I’ve Got A Few Peeves About Sea Creatures” is a high-level comedy that uses sarcasm and various types of comic language to convey the idea that the occurrence of losing a pet can be a teachable experience for a young owner if taken light-heartedly, with an open mind.

“Can you imagine being in a small concrete enclosure for your life when you’re used to swimming 100 miles a day?” This is how captive dolphins live everyday, their natural habitat is swimming miles and miles in the ocean. When they get captured their lives change for the worse. In the past decade Seaworld and captive animals has been a controversial subject. Many people believe the keeping orca whales captive is damaging to the animal and affects them in a negative way. Others believe Seaworld is used to rescue animals and save them. The treatment of animals in captivity is cruel and should be stopped. Keeping animals captive is an appalling punishment.

Animal captivity acts as a broad way for the public to view and enjoy wild species. However, “it transforms helpless, harmless animals into aggressive, agitated monsters” (4). “Wild animals should never be kept in captivity- especially not at SeaWorld Parks” (7), and little did you know that kept Animals in captivity are deprived of their loved ones, their freedom, and their personal will to carry on, which lead to them becoming highly aggressive. The conditions in captivity are horrifying and disgusting. The animals have to have a better place to live in so that they will have the capability of striving. Why do you think so many species are in danger of going extinct? Many believe that SeaWorld is a family-friendly incorporation and an

An average of 30,000 people visit SeaWorld Parks in the United States yearly, however, many of the visitors are unaware of the secrets the parks hide right in front of their eyes. SeaWorld is a popular theme park and marine zoological park with locations in Florida, Texas, and California. They host hundreds of types of marine life and their most popular being their orca whales. Only, these whales, dolphins, and other animals face many challenges in the captivity of the parks. Many of the original animals were taken from their natural home just to become another one of the parks’ pet fish. The whales, dolphins, walruses, and other animals are forced to breed and they become sick and injured too easily in their artificial habitat causing them to die earlier than they inherently should. They, also, pose a threat to the staff and trainers of the park during training and shows. So, the world needs to ban together to condemn Seaworld parks and their dangerous habits across the globe.

The different types of seals are the Leopard Seal, Harp Seal, Gray Seal, Northern Elephant Seal, Southern Elephant Seal, Weddell Seal, Hawaiian Monk Seal, and the Mediterranean Monk Seal. Seals have quite a spread when it comes to their habitats. They can be found in the cold regions of the Antarctic, to warm, extremely sunny places. They are able to survive in the icy conditions due to the layers of blubber on their bodies that keeps them warm. The seals that live in colder regions are heavier in size. Seals are breathtaking, more people should educate themselves on seals so the seals can be

Steller sea lions have few predators. Their main predators are killer whales, Great white sharks, Pacific sleeper sharks, and humans. Steller sea lions defend themselves by outswimming their predators. They can also sense when predators are nearby and their biggest defense is to get onto land. Their preys are the wide range of animals that they feed on. They track their behavior by diving deep as the prey moves deeper, and they gather in groups in locations that have seasonal runs of fish.

Leopard seals can reach up to 12 feet long and weigh over 1000 pounds. Leopard seals teeth are about 1 inch long. Leopard seals alo typically hunt alone. The leopard seal can also swim up to 24 miles per hour. Leopard seals also have a life expectancy of 12-14 years. They are the third largest seals in the world. Leopard seals also play with their food, they will chase penguins back and forth towards the shore until the penguin tires out.

SeaWorld rescues and saves over 27,000 sea animals each year. That is a lot of sea animals that are given a second chance at life. What do you think would happen if SeaWorld was not allowed to help these animals and take them in? They wouldn’t be saved and would die a suffery death. Sea animals should be allowed to be held in aquariums and marine parks (captivity).

Killer whale is known as the Orca or their scientific name, Orcunus Orca. Killer whale is the largest of the dolphin family and also the strongest and powerful predators. The Orca has the name killer whale because they can take down any large creature such as seals, sea lion or even white shark. The killer whale’s current population range is about 50,000 and they are the most distributed marine mammals. Their territory extends from the Artic to the Antarctic but they mostly can be found in the cold-water upwelling areas such as the Pacific Northwest, the Southern Ocean that has high latitude. Not only they can be found in the cold ocean, many data has also shown that they have been seen in the warmer area such as Florida or Hawaii. They are predators, so they eat marine animals such as seals, sea lions, fish, sea turtles, birds or even the great white shark. The difference between the female and the male killer whale is the male Orca is 32 feet long; weight 22,000 pounds with 6 feet tall dorsal fin while the female Orca is 28 feet long; weight 16,500 pounds with a little curve dorsal fin on the back. Their color is black on the upper body and white color on the lower body with gray saddle on their back or behind their dorsal fin. They have two white spot on the side of their face called eyespot. Even though the eyespots look like the eyes, the Orca’s eyes and ears are actually located below the eyespots. They depend on their sound and vocal to communicating, navigating,

Have you ever thought of a shark being gentle? The whale shark is known as a “gentle giant” because they do not attack humans, it would be very uncommon. Scientists still have not discovered many others, as they may say. The whale shark has many very cool characteristics that help them live their life.

Environment: The Antarctic Fur Seal has a widely distributed population. Most seals are found in the waters south of the Antarctic Convergence but have been spotted of the slightly north as well.

The great barracuda is an open sea predator. Their style of attack is to stalk and ambush their prey. They have a distinguished and torpedo shaped body, which allows them a burst of speed they use for attacking. The tail fin is double notched, a feature unique to the barracuda. It aids in giving them they fast speeds they use to catch their food. The color and pattern of the body can change when desired, which is helpful for prey stalking. This ability to change color and pattern is helpful for them living in the Windy Beach, where there is more movement and stirring of sediment. Mostly silver-green in color, the barracuda can darker its shade to match the ocean floor and better blend in for its surprise attacks. Some adult barracudas hide

Leopard sharks are a commonly known organism in the California reefs, each summer they flock in large groups to the warm bodies of water called La jolla shores. Researchers from the Scripps institute conducted a research and found out that majority of the leopard sharks showing up at the beach were pregnant females. Using the warm ocean as an indicator to determine where to go .

It is a rare occurrence to see a leopard in the wild. They are shy creatures, and are able to blend in well with their surroundings. When I visited Africa, I was lucky enough to see this beautiful cat twice in its native habitat. Since then, I have become fascinated with this feline, often considered the most stunning of all of the big cats. The secretive leopard is found throughout Asia and Africa, though different subspecies live in different regions and habitats. They live in a variety of environments, including forests, mountains, grasslands, and deserts. Leopards most often spend the day sleeping in a tree in order to spend their nights hunting. They are strong swimmers, and many leopards readily enjoy the water. They are also very good climbers, and in fact leopards often store their prey in trees to prevent it being stolen by hyenas or lions. Leopards are excellent hunters, able to pull down prey larger than they are. Its main diet consists of gazelles, deer, and wildebeest, but it may also dine on smaller creatures such as warthogs, monkeys, birds, rodents, fish, and crabs. Leopards are solitary creatures, and only come together long enough to mate. The father has no part in raising his offspring. According to the African Wildlife Foundation, cubs can be born at any time of the year, and there are usually two or three cubs to a litter. They live with their mother for approximately two years. Leopards are known for their beautiful coat, which varies from light

Snow Leopards are natives to the rugged mountains of Central Asia. Snow leopards are very shy towards humans. In fact, there has never been any type of verification on snow leopards attacking a human being even when being disturbed during a meal chances are they will run away scared instead of attacking. There are between 3,920 and 6,390 snow leopards left in the wild. Even though numbers are shown to be improving over the years there is still high chances of endangerment for Snow Leopards.