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    usually other types of sea animals, a misidentification, or just a hoax. So what is a sea serpent really? A sea serpent is just a large marine animal that lives in the sea and resembles a serpent-like creature. They often can bear resemblance to a colossal snake. The theory that giant creatures live in the ocean was extensive in ancient times. Seen in the Old Testament, there were many references to an ancient battle where God was fighting against a sea monster whose name was Leviathan. Even though

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    Ellen-Personal Narrative

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    “I’m scared Clint, what if something goes wrong”. I could make out only slight details of her face in our dark cabin below the ship. “Ellen, we are going to be fine, our vessel is one of top quality. We have a better chance of meeting a Dodo Bird down there,” I said to reassure my wife. But the more I thought about, the more the brooding rumination chased my sanity, the more I wished I could ask for her reassurance. As I stared aimlessly down at my wristwatch, I could feel the time ticking more

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    Ella Was Born On The Jungle

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    Ella was born on August 23, 2008. She lives in Calgary, AB. Ella enjoys arts and crafts, swimming, and playing the violin. She has a dog named Zoe, whom she loves playing with and taking for walks. Rylin heard a bird tweet as he stepped into the jungle. Rylin had long brown hair. He wore a grey T-shirt and red shorts. The jungle was very quiet. But on the other hand, Rylin was very loud. The jungle had all types of plants growing. To name a few, there were daffodils, blueberries, and roses. As he

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    Colossal cave adventure is the great grandfather to all adventure video games created ever. It has the luxury of being the first game to introduce an interactive narrative, while also existing as the first ever digital open world for a player to explore. The first iteration of the game was created back in 1976, which, incidentally, was the same year that Apple was founded. Computer science was still a relatively new thing going on in the world, and the game itself was actually created by a programmer

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    them, and reproduce. The Emperor Penguins prey on many aquatic animals, some more than others such as Silverfish. Silverfish is the main food source that the penguins eat (according to google) but it’s not the only source. They can also eat krill and squid. The Emperor Penguins are only 3.6

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    Jellyfish, Ostracods, Copepods, Chaetognaths, Vampire Squid, Clams, Nudibranchs, Cephalopods, Krill, Molluscs, Octopuses, Bolitaenidae, Sepiolida, Teuthida, colossal squid, Mastigoteuthidae, and the sparkling Enope Squid are included in the list of species that possess bioluminescent qualities. Many species of Fungi and Bacteria are found with these illuminating qualities. From the microscopic bacteria, Photorhabdus luminescence to the Colossal Squid, the size and shape of these beings are nearly endless

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    Sperm whales eat about 1 ton of fish and squid per day. They have a unique liquid in their head called spermaceti, which scientists believe helps the whale with buoyancy. They also have the largest brain of any animal on earth (National Geographic3, 2017). Giant octopi on average are 16 feet and

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    Change In Antarctica

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    Antarctica is Earth’s southernmost continent.Antarctica is the coldest of Earth's continents and is a frozen desert with little precipitation. There are countless number of animals(including penguins, blue whales, orcas, colossal squids and fur seals), fungi(such as Cryomyces antarcticus, and Cryomyces minteri), plants and other organisms. Nonetheless, the biodiversity is consistently changing over past century and strongly affected by the climate change in recent years. There are unique climate

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    macrocephalus)     The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales and the largest toothed predator. When in search of food dives can last more than an hour. They feed on several species, notably the giant squid, but also the colossal squid, octopuses, but their diet is mainly medium-sized squid. Sperm whales are not known for bonding with other species, but researches have witnessed a bottlenose dolphin with spinal deformity accepted into a pod of sperm whales. In literature, Herman Melville's novel

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    Research Paper On Sharks

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    Sharks are one of the oceans top predators. They vary in size from the extremely small dwarf shark, to the colossal whale shark. Sharks can be found all across the world’s oceans, from the tropic waters of Hawaii to the sub zero temperatures in the Artic oceans. Of the hundreds of sharks a select few species have actually been recorded in the Artic. Of these few, only three of them spend the majority of their time in these harsh, freezing waters. These sharks are the Greenland, Pacific Sleeper, and

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