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The preferred prey for sea otters are sea urchins, Strongylocentrotus spp., because they provide the otters a high caloric intake per urchin eaten. This allows them to maintain their high metabolism (Laidre and Jameson 2006). Sea urchins live both in the shallow and deep intertidal off the coast. The sea urchins consume a lot of algae and have the capability to eat large amounts of the kelp forests (Estes and Palmisano

Highly adaptable and with varied food tastes, the American black bear inhabits a wide range of habitats, including scrub, swamps, and dense forests. The black bear is the smallest, most common bear in North America. There colours vary between black, brown and blonde. They are omnivores and up to 85% of their diet is vegetation. Black Bears are not hibernators, but they do become a lot less active and go into a dormant state during the winter months. This is referred to Seasonal Lethargy. Black bears

is so much more to this fish than the simple lives of Marlin and Nemo, the main characters in the animated film. The scientific name of this fish is Amphiprion ocellaris and is also called an anemone fish because of its symbiotic associations with sea anemones. The clown fish is a member of the Animal Kingdom and is classified as an Actinopterygii and part of the Pomacentridae family and the Amphiprionanae subfamily. If you have seen Finding Nemo, the clown fish is an orange fish with white and black

Annotated Bibliography Becker, Rachel A. “4 Ways Polar Bears are Dealing with Climate Change.” National Geographic, 4 September 2015. Web. Accessed 31 January 2018. Polar bears are declining in numbers as the sea ice is diminishing. There are fewer than 25,000 polar bears left in the wild, “the population has dropped about 40 percent between 2001 to 2010, from 1,500 to 900 bears.” Not only has the number of polar bears decreased, but they have been acting strangely as their surroundings continue

The Graptemys caglei, also known as the Cagle’s Map Turtle, is an endangered turtle species found in San Antonio, Texas and along the Guadalupe River. It identifies easily by the pattern on its shell which resembles an aerial view topography, as well as its spiked shell edges, which are not as sharp as other map turtles of the same genus. Although the Cagle’s Map Turtle has natural predators pose a threat to the individual turtles’ lives, the predators are not a greater threat than habitat disturbances

The green sea turtle, also known as the Chelonia Midas has been named endangered. The green sea turtle is part of the reptile family. The turtles are usually up to five feet, the Chelonia Midas is around the same size of a six foot man. Their weight can get up to 700 pounds. It has a very large shell that weighs the majority of the turtle's weight. It does not get the name green sea turtle from the color of the shell. The shell is actually a brown or olive color depending on its habitat. The skin

Oil is probably the source of pollution that kills the most marine life. The creatures most affected by oil are animals like sea otters and seabirds that are found on the sea surface. According to “Water Pollution an Introduction,” an oil spill can kill up to 2,800 sea otters and 250,000 birds. According to a different source, called “Water Pollution,” oil spills are only accountable for 12% of the oil spilled in the ocean throughout the year.

Jamaica is known as, “The land of sea and sun” (Mordecai, p. 2). But what makes this country that way? Jamaica is a part of the Latin America region (White et al., p. 270), and more specifically, the Caribbean Basin sub region (p. 316). Jamaica is more than a tropical island; it is also a unique and lively culture made up of diverse people who take pride in their country. The Caribbean Basin sub region is made up of hundreds of islands, including Jamaica. Jamaica is the third largest island within

Prompt: Select two elements from the story (for example, characters, events, setting, theme) to compare and contrast. Show both the similarities and differences between the two elements you selected. Have you wondered if two characters with different backgrounds could get along so well? Rick Riordan’s book, The Son of Neptune, shows how complete strangers can turn out to be companions. The protagonists of the book, Percy Jackson, Frank Zhang, and Hazel Levesque, take an adventure together to

about the area. One unique thing is the Caribbean Sea. Another unique thing is the culture in the Caribbean. The last unique thing listed is the tourist attractions in the Caribbean. The Caribbean has many unique features to it. One of those features is the Caribbean Sea. The Caribbean water is clear, warm, and is not as salty as the Atlantic Ocean (“Caribbean”). Many people go to the Caribbean because of the warm and clear water. The Caribbean Sea has two major basins parted by a vast, submarine