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Tag Archives: Marine Life

Stars of the Sea

Sea Stars are unique underwater creatures. They don’t have skeletons and they have an unusual way of consuming their prey. This week’s Kid Scoop is all about sea stars. Continue reading

Rays

The “bats” of the ocean appear to fly underwater. In generals they are gentle creatures, but some have venom-tipped spines that can be deadly. This week’s Kid Scoop page is all about Rays. Continue reading

Spectacular Discovery in Antarctica

There are few places in the world where fish colonies thrive. But in Antarctica, under the ice covering the Wedell Sea, marine ecologists just discovered an enormous stretch of icefish nests covering over 92 square miles (240 square kilometers). On … Continue reading

Sea Turtle Rescue

While a deadly winter storm has caused much suffering throughout Texas, one population in particular has become seriously endangered. South Padre Island in Southern Texas is home to a large population of sea turtles. Photo: Vince Smith The unseasonable cold … Continue reading

Japanese Puffer Fish

“In 1995, divers noticed a beautiful, strange circular pattern on the seafloor off Japan, and soon after, more circles were discovered nearby.” So starts the LiveScience article about the Japanese Pufferfish. These tiny fish make remarkable constructions on the sea … Continue reading

What’s a giant siphonophore?

It turns out that one was recently spotted in the Indian Ocean. It’s otherwise known as a “silly string-like creature” and it is a relative of jellyfish. This one was discovered by the Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition and the threads … Continue reading

Electric Eel Powers Christmas Tree Lights

Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga has an exhibit with an electric eel that goes by the name of Miguel Wattson. He has his own twitter account. But what is more surprising is this year, his shocks turn on the lights on … Continue reading

Jellyfish

Be mesmerized as you watch these beautiful jellyfish swim. Continue reading

Dreaming Octopus?

Here at Kid Scoop, we are rather fond of octopuses. A recent PBS NATURE documentary showed footage of a ‘dreaming’ octopus revealing rapid color changes across its body as it appeared to be sleeping The voiceover is that of David … Continue reading

Sea Turtles

Seven different species of sea turtles roam the world’s oceans. Sea turtles can live to a great age but more and more their lives are endangered by the impact of humans on their ocean environments. Continue reading