Author Archives: Bella Davies

Humpback whales, (Megaptera novaeangliae) are found in every ocean in the world, and they can live up to 45-50 years old. Their Latin name translates to “Big Wing of New England”, so, “Big Wing” refers to their pectoral fins which can grow to a huge 16ft long (largest in the world), and “of New England”Continue reading “The Humpback Whale”

This blog post isn’t that cool due to the seriousness and harm it causes the ocean and the organisms in it, it is still a fact you didn’t ask for. Ocean acidification is the ongoing decrease of the pH in the oceans, which is caused by the uptake of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. pHContinue reading “Ocean Acidification”

There are 45 known species of Seahorse to date, they are mainly found in shallow tropical and temperate salt water around the world. Their habitats mainly consist of sea grass beds, estuaries, coral reefs and mangroves. Only 3 of the 45 species of sea horse form territories, (hippocampus guttulatus, hippocampus hippocampus and hippocampus fuscus), theContinue reading “The Seahorse”

The Leatherback sea turtle ( Dermochelys coriacea ) is the only reptile that remain the representatives of a family of turtles that trace their evolutionary roots back to more than 100 million years. The Archelon ( Archelon ischyros ) sea turtle went extinct around 70 million years ago and until recently it was thought thatContinue reading “Leatherback Sea Turtle”

When we think of shrimps, we think of the tasty little orange creature that is found in over 100 seafood dishes. But what most people don’t realise is that there are over 2,000 different species of both shrimp and prawns all over the world, including fresh and marine waters. They play important roles in the food chainContinue reading “Deep Sea Shrimp”

The Anglerfish (Lophiiformes) are best known for their ugly appearance, but it doesn’t take first place as that belongs to the Blobfish. Anglerfish are angry looking deep-sea creatures, and they have a right to be. It can be found in what’s known as some peoples worst nightmare, at the bottom of the lonely, light-less bottomContinue reading “The Anglerfish”