10 Amazing Facts About Ocean Animals

With over 72% of the Earth's surface covered by salt water, the Earth's oceans are home to 230,000 known species. And that's with only 5% of the Earth's oceans considered explored! In celebration of the vast unknown of the ocean, we present our favorite ocean animal facts. Via: AllThatInteresting

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    Bottlenose dolphin - Dolphins sleep with only half of their brain and with one eye open sothey can watch for predators and other threats BHNETWORK
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    Marine biology - An Octopus has threethearts and the color of its bloodis blue. TEPBH NET WORK
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    Text - A shrimp's heart is in their head. TPBH NETWORK
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    Organism - An Electric eel is known to produce electricity sufficient enough to light up 10 electric bulbs. BHNETWORK
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    Cnidaria - Jellyfish have been around for more than 50 million years which means that they outdate both dinosaurs and sharks. TEP BH NETWORK
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    Marine biology - At 188 decibels, the calls of blue whales is the loudest sound made by any animal on the planet. TEPBHI NETWORK
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    Syngnathiformes - Seahorses are the onlyanimals in which the male, not the female gives birth and care for their young. THEPBH NETWORK
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    Sea turtle - Twles he en every cntinent cept Awarcica EBH NETWORK
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    Text - Oysters can change fiom one gender to another and back again depending on which is best for mating TPBH NETWORK
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    Adaptation - Sea sponges have no head, mouth, eyes, feelers, bones, heart, 1ungs or brain yet they are alive. BHNETWORK
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