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Shark Patrol

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Black Tip Reef sharks grow up to six feet long and usually hunt alone. Read more.

Rabbitfish have venomous spines that can be very painful if touched. Read more.

Trigger fish are known by their unfriendly attitude toward other fish and human divers. Read more.

Barracudas are known as one of the fiercest fish in the tropical oceans. Read more.

Over 70% of the Earth’s surface is covered by oceans. Read more.

The Great Barrier Reef in Australia can be seen from the moon. Read more.

Pufferfish can puff up to two or three times their normal size when scared. Read more.

Krill are the ocean’s smallest animals. They are a favorite food of the ocean’s biggest animals, whales. Read more.

Jellyfish use their long tentacles to paralyze food and carry it to their stomachs. Read more.

The swordfish’s sword-like snout equals up to one-third of its body length. Read more.

The sea turtle’s shell is called a carapace. Read more.

A female sea turtle can lay between 70 to 190 eggs in one hatch. Read more.

A humpback whale can stay under water for up to 35 minutes. Read more.

The blue whale is the largest known animal to have ever existed—even bigger than dinosaurs. Read more.

The hammerhead shark’s unusual nose has special sensors that help it scan for food. Read more.

Dolphins use echo-location, like bats, to help them find fish and squid to eat. Read more.

Located in the Pacific Ocean, the Mariana Trench is the world’s deepest point, and is over a mile deeper than Mt. Everest is high. Read more.

The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of the world’s five major oceans. Read more.

Some eel species can grow up to six feet long. Read more.

The mako shark is the fastest shark in the ocean, able to swim at up to 30mph. Read more.

The Pacific Ocean contains around 25,000 different islands. Read more.

The largest ocean on earth is the Pacific Ocean. Read more.

Algae can smother young corals, limiting food sources for many sea animals. Read more.

As angelfish age their colors begin to change, often becoming even more magnificent! Read more.

Octopi can hide from predators by changing colors to match their surroundings. Read more.

The Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia is the largest coral reef in the world. Read more.

Stedman Graham

Be The Best You Can Be Identity Mall Tour

Giving you the tools to make it happen!

A big thank you to Stedman Graham, Spotsylvania Towne Centre and Captain McFinn and Friends for a day of inspiration, discovery and family activities!

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