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Ocean Animals Part 1
Mrs. Hough’s Second Grade Class
December 2004
Beach and Tide Pool
Sponges by Gabrielle
A sponge is an animal
that lives at the bottom
of the ocean. Sponges
do not have arms,
heads or internal
organs. They live
attached to rocks,
plants or other objects.
They eat krill that float
by. There are 5000
kinds of sponges. They
can be orange,
purple,red or green.
Sea Anemone by Gabrielle
A sea anemone lives in
coral reefs where it is
warm and shallow. The
sea anemone has
stinging tentacles to
protect itself and the
clown fish. The colors
are pink, orange, yellow
and light blue. It grabs
small creatures floating
past it in the water.
Sea Urchins by Alyssa L
Sea urchins live in
ocean bottoms all over
the world. Some sea
urchins could be
different colors, shapes
and sizes. Parts of the
body are the tentacles,
and the bottom of the
sea urchin. They eat
small marine plants in
the water.
Seagulls by Katalina
Seagulls live near
the ocean. They eat
fish. The colors are
white and gray. The
beak is orange.
They live in a nest.
Some seagulls find
food outside the
school building.
Cuttlefish by Dennis
Cuttlefish mainly live in
the coral reef and
twilight zone. They
look like the squid. They
have 2 tentacles and 8
arms. They’re different
colors like orange or
white. Their size is 10
feet long and 8 inches
high. They eat fish by
shooting their tongue
like an arrow.
Shrimps by Kyle
Shrimps have hard
shells. Shrimp are
scavengers. They
have jointed legs.
They shed the shell
when it is too small.
They grow a new
one that is bigger.
They eat dead and
rotten things.
Starfish by Alyssa B
Some starfish live in the
tide pool and on the
beach. Some have a lot
of arms. Lots of starfish
can come in many
different colors and
sizes. Starfish and sea
stars look like stars.
They eat clams, fish,
mussels and shellfish.
They pull open the
shells.
Red Rock Crabs by Joshua
Crabs live in the tide
pool and beach. Crabs
usually live 5 to 7 years.
The outside is made out
of calcium. They eat
dead and rotten things.
The middle of the crab
claws have teeth. The
bottom is called the
fixed finger. The size is
5 inches or longer. The
color is red and some
black.