Post on 16-Dec-2015
• Webbed feet to help swim
• Flight feathers to help them fly and eider feathers help keep them warm
• Light-colored feathers to camouflage
• Oily feathers keep them waterproof
• Long, flat bills to strain small plants and animals from the water
• Huge pouch in bill to scoop up fish
• Webbing between all four toes help them be strong swimmers and propel them through the water
• Narrow and closed nostrils to prevent water from being forced into their airways when they dive
• Migrate to different bodies of water
• Endothermic (warm-blooded) to maintain a constant body temperature no matter what temperature water they are in
• Sounds to help communicate, navigate, and hunt prey
• Zebra sharks have many sharp teeth to catch prey.
• They have powerful tails to help them swim fast.
• They are camouflaged to hide while they wait for food.
• Streamlined shape to swim
• Fins help propel dolphins in the water
• Blowholes to breathe
• Echolocation (help navigate in the dark ocean)
• Chemical defenses protect them from predators since they are slow moving
• Gills to breathe under water
• Can inflate to over three times its natural size
• Produces a deadly poison that can kill several people
• Strong shell to protect itself from predators
• Scales to hold in water during droughts.
• Lay their eggs on land but may live in the water.
• Can attach firmly to rocks so they are not swept away by waves
• Tough and leathery fronds to help protect them from being torn by the waves or dried out by the sun
• Contain toxins that make them unappetizing
• Can digest parts of other coral that are invading their space