Comments on: Oceans 4Ever Contest Number Two (and an update on number one)

By: Robin Fillers

Robin Fillers — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:38:36 +0000

okay lex my favorite at the moment is the jelly fish.??? Why? I watched the movie Seven Pounds and he had one in a tank, it was sooo relaxing to watch it swim around. I wish I had the time for a giant aquarium of my own. I love the sound of the water and just watching the fish, well lets just say I could do it for hours. I still have not seem all the ocean life there is to see so my favorite is still out there somewhere.

By: Allie Wilkinson

Allie Wilkinson — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:58:33 +0000

My favorite sea critter is the spotted ratfish, which are related to sharks and rays, and live between 40-3,000 feet deep. Their tails make up almost half of their body length and they have cute faces with big emerald green eyes. My favorite thing about them? They are very graceful swimmers, and they will do barrel-rolls and corkscrews as if they were flying. Whenever I fed them as an intern at the Florida Aquarium, they would do spins on the surface, as if they were excited to eat, and it looked like a water ballet! Watch them swim here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2_sVRvDzMI

By: Caitlin Clements

Caitlin Clements — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:50:27 +0000

My favorite fish is the Pacific spiny lumpsucker!! This little snailfish is really cute and he has modified pelvic fins that form a sucker that allows him to stick to rocks and seaweed. When they swim they look like cute little humming birds. They have cool round bumpy scales that cover there body.

PS: My Dad photgraphs them and he has many pictures of them on his web site – emeralddiving.com.

By: Jives

Jives — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:47:29 +0000

I’m late to the party … but cuttlefish. And here’s why:

http://scienceblogs.com/zooillogix/2008/06/baby_cuttlefish_spot_prey_befo.php

By: fatpin

fatpin — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:02:31 +0000

California Sea Lion! They are very social and like to cuddle when they nap so they stay warm. They’re really curious and like to investigate strangers from a distance. I always wonder what it’s like for mammals who live in the ocean instead of on land- what interesting lives!

By: StilesWord

StilesWord — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:52:43 +0000

Giant Pacific Octopus. They are clever escape artists to fit through tiny crevices, rapacious eaters and lovers of all food, full of emotions and disguises with their changing skin texture and color, unique swimmers with jet propulsion and a sideways slink. They care for their eggs to the point of starvation. And they live fully in the present since their lives are short.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:41:45 +0000

This reminds me of our watching an ocean life video in school last week. The narrator said, “and now for the AMAZING Octo!” I like the octopus, too, because it’s a tiny bit cute and I love how it can fit through small spaces because it has no bones. ~Alexa

By: admin

admin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:40:05 +0000

I never knew Orcas could run off a Great White like that! Thank you for that amazing article. They are good hunters all right, like the Great Whites are. ~Alexa

By: admin

admin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:35:08 +0000

I just hope that if I go sailing that a Kraken (giant squid) doesn’t attack my ship! I also hope that if I ever night-dive into an abyss that I don’t see a sperm-whale-vs.-a-squid fight. ~Alexa

By: admin

admin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:18:53 +0000

WOW, can a just a shrimp really shatter aquarium glass? Sounds like an amazing shrimp, I wouldn’t eat it. But I don’t eat ANY shrimp, anyway. It’s horrible to me to eat shrimp! ~Alexa