Aqua Facts

NOTE: All facts are reviewed periodically and might no longer be valid at some point as discoveries are made daily.

1. Do you know that the SALMON FISH can navigate long distance using magnetic waves?

Salmon fish can navigate greater than 2000 miles.

Source; https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2013/02/13/mystery-solved-salmon-navigate-using-magnetic-field/

Image from BBC; https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26067065

2. Do you know that the CRYSTAL JELLYFISH is a bioluminescent animal?

Cystal Jellfish has bioluminescent tentacles that allows it to light up it body.

Source; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aequorea_victoria

Image from; Wikipedia

3. Do you know that the CRYSTAL JELLYFISHES use their tentacles to inject venom into their prey and can eat animals twice their size?

Source; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aequorea_victoria

Image from; Wikipedia

4. Do you know that a CLUSTERWINK snail can lighten its entire shell in form of on and off when it feels intimidated by a predator?

Source; https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2010/12/15/sea-snail-turns-its-entire-shell-into-a-glowing-lamp/

Image from; vescience (Image credit: D. D. Deheyn.)

5. Do you know that the CUTTLEFISHES have the ability to change the color of their bodies and eyes to blend better with their surroundings and hide from predators?

Source; https://www.google.com/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/animals/2008/08/cuttlefish-shape-color-predators

Image from; Wikipedia ; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cuttlefish_komodo_large.jpg

6. Do you know that a SEA CUCUMBER has the ability to regenerate lost body parts?

Source; https://www.google.com/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/animals/invertebrates/group/sea-cucumbers

Image By; Teddy Fotiou from United States – Creature of the Day, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36291653

7. Do you know that during the development of a SEA CUCUMBER, it forms it anus first instead of the head?

Source; https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171012143353.htm

Image from; Gettyimages (credit; Joao Inacio)

8. Do you know that JELLYFISH is one of the oldest animal species on earth?

Source; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellyfish

Image from; Wikipedia ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/dan90266/37269957/)

9. Do you know that the BOX JELLYFISH has more than 5000 stinging cells on its body?

If human is stung by this animal, it can lead to death of heart failure.

Source; https://www.google.com/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/animals/invertebrates/group/box-jellyfish

Image from; Wikipedia; (https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Avispa_marina.jpg)

10. Do you know that the BOX JELLYFISH has a transparent body which makes it almost impossible to see in water?

Source; https://www.google.com/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/animals/invertebrates/group/box-jellyfish

Image from; Wikipedia; (https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Avispa_marina.jpg)

11. Do you know that even though the PLANARINA is an aquatic flatworm, not all are parasitic?

Source; http://britannica.com/animal/planarian

Image from; Wikipedia (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)

12. Do you know that the PLANRIAN has regeneration power higher the sea cucumber?

On being cut into pieces, each piece can develop into new worm.

Source; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planarian

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13. Do you know that an ELECTRIC EEL produces charge using electrolyte cells in it body?

If it attacks human, it can make the person unconscious and result to drowning.

Source; https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/animals/fish/e/electric-eel

Image from; Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:GNU_Free_Documentation_License)

14. Do you know that the PLATYPUS has the ability to locate preys accurately?

Source; https://www.reed.edu/biology/professors/srenn/pages/teaching/web_2007/myp_site/

15. Do you know that the PLATYPUS can survive in captivity up to 21 years?

Source; https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/platypus

16. Do you know that the MANTIS SHRIMP has the ability to accelerate it forelimbs to enormous speed which can sometimes reach the velocity of a bullet about 50mph?

Source; https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2008/07/19/the-mantis-shrimp-has-the-worlds-fastest-punch/

Image from; Wikipedia

17. Do you know that the MANTIS SHRIMP can generate a force of about 1500 newtons?

With this force, Mantis Shrimp smashes its prey into pieces.

Source; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis_shrimp

Image from; Wikipedia

18. Do you know that while human beings depend on three types of cell to detect color, the MANTIS SHRIMP eyes have up to 16 specialized cells?

Some of the Mantis Shrimp cells even detect colors human cannot see such as ultraviolet rays

Source; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis_shrimp

Image from; Wikipedia

19. Do you know that the SAILFISH is the fastest animal in the sea?

Sailfish speed reaches up to 68mph

Source; https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/fastest-fish.html

Image from; Flickr (Robin Huges)

20. Do you know that when the HAGFISH is attacked by a predator, it secrets slime from its body which block the gills and mouth of the attacking predator?

Source; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagfish

Image from; Lin Edwards, Phys.org

21. Do you know that a HAGFISH can absorb food through it skin?

Source; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagfish

Image from; Lin Edwards, Phys.org

22. Do you know that a HAGFISH can stay months without food?

Source; https://www.wired.com/2014/11/creature-feature-10-fun-facts-hagfish/amp

Image from; Lin Edwards, Phys.org

23. Do you know that the ELECTRIC EEL (that is 20ft long) can power up to 12 lightbulbs with it electricity?

Source; https://www.softschools.com/facts/animals/electric_eel_facts/25/

Image from; Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:GNU_Free_Documentation_License)

24. Do you know that when DOLPHINS sleeps, only 50% of their brain actually sleeps an only one eye closes so they can watch other predators?

Source; https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.livescience.com/amp/44822-how-do-dolphins-sleep.html

Image from; Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:GNU_Free_Documentation_License)

25. Do you know that the OCTOPUS has blue blood and three hearts?

Source; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus

Image from; muratart/Shutterstock.com

26. Do you know that the call made by a SPERM WHALE is the loudest sound made by an animal on earth (230 decibel)?

Source; http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160331-the-worlds-loudest-animal-might-surprise-you

PHOTOGRAPH BY FLIP NICKLIN, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION

27. Do you know that the OYSTER can change from one gender to another and back again depending on which is best for mating?

Source; http://www.Originaloysterhouse.com

Image from; Woodmans.com

28. Do you know that the SEAHORSE is the only animal in which the males, not the females gives birth to their young ones and care for them?

Source; https://www.google.com/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/animals/fish/group/seahorses

PHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARK

29. Do you know that the SEAHORSE can give birth to up to 2,000 babies at once? But less than 5 in a thousand grow to adulthood.

Source; https://www.google.com/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/animals/fish/group/seahorses

PHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARK

30. Do you know that the SHRIMP’s heart is in its head?

Source; http://heydidyouknowthat.blogspot.com/2011/11/shrimps-heart-is-in-its-head.html?m=1

Image from; Shutterstock

31. Do you know that SEA SPONGES have no rain, eyes, mouth, feeler, bone, heart, lungs or brain yet they are alive?

Source; http://www.sciencestruck.com/seasponges

32. Do you know that DOLPHINS are able to hear sounds from up to 20km away?

Source; http://www.dolphinsworld.com

Image from; Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:GNU_Free_Documentation_License)

33. Do you know that the BLUE WHALE weighs up to 200 tons (more than 20 elephants)?

Source; https://www.google.com/amp/s/api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/animals/mammals/b/blue-whale

Image from; Wikipedia (https://www.flickr.com/photos/noaaphotolib/5187320081/)

34. Do you know that the BLUE WHALE’s heart weighs up to 400 pounds?

The heart of man weighs about 10 ounces and there are 16 ounces in one pound, do the math.

Source; https://blog.education.nationalgeographic.org/2015/08/31/how-big-is-a-blue-whales-heart/

Image from; Photograph by Shane Horan. Photograph by Michael Barera, courtesy Wikimedia

35. Do you know that the heart of a BLUE WHALE's is only about 1% of the Whale’s body despite weighing up to 400 pounds?

Source; https://blog.education.nationalgeographic.org/2015/08/31/how-big-is-a-blue-whales-heart/

Image from; Photograph by Shane Horan. Photograph by Michael Barera, courtesy Wikimedia

36. Do you know that GUPPIES have 23 set of chromosomes like humans?

Source; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guppy

Image from; Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Creative_Commons)

37. Do you know that JELLYFISHES have existed for more than 550 million years?

According to other researches they have been in existence before shark and dinosaurs

Source; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellyfish

Image from; Wikipedia ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/dan90266/37269957/)

38. Do you know that BUTTERFLY FISH forms mating pair for life?

If they become separated, they rise up to the water column above the reef and search for each other.

Source; http://nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/group/butterflyfish

Image from; Wikepedia (credit; Luc Viatour / https://Lucnix.b )

39. Do you know that the JELLYFISHES are not fishes but zooplanktons?

All jellyfishes are gelatinous zooplankton but not all gelatinous zooplanktons are jellyfishes.

Source; http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelatinous_zooplankton

Image from; Wikipedia ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/dan90266/37269957/)

40. Do you know that the BOX JELLYFISH has 24 eyes?

Source; http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/group/box-jellyfish/

Image from; Wikipedia; (https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Avispa_marina.jpg

41. Do you know that JELLYFISH do not have bones, brain or heart?

Source; http://www.natgeokids.com/nz/discover/animal/sea-life/jellyfish-facts/

Image from; Wikipedia ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/dan90266/37269957/)

42. Do you know that an IMMORTAL JELLYFISH has been discovered?

Immortal Jellyfish cannot die by aging.

Source; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turritopsis_dorhrnii

Image from; Source: Wikimedia Commons

43. Do you know that the BROWN ALGAE (KELP) can grow up to 80m?

80m is more than 15 story building; a story building is usually 4.4m in height.

Source; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/kelp

Image from Oceanlight (credit; Phillip Colla)

44. Do you know that SEA OTTERS have flaps of loose skin under each forearm that they use like pocket to carry as much food as possible?

Source; http://aquarium.org/a-sea-otters-toolkit/

Image from; Wikipedia (https://www.flickr.com/photos/23660854@N07/25169790524/)

45. Do you know that the female KILLER WHALE undergoes 15-18 (averagely 17) months pregnancy before giving birth to their young ones?

Source; http://relay.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/animals/mammals/o/orca

Image from; Getty images (Crédits :P. Eoche)

46. Do you know that DOLPHINS need to come to the surface of the water at least once in every 5- 10 minutes to breathe?

Source; http://www.animalfactsencyclopedia.com/Dolphins-facts.html

Image from; Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:GNU_Free_Documentation_License)

47. Do you know that the SOUTHERN ELEPHANT SEAL can dive deep up to 1000ft or more in water an stay for about 1 hour or more in water?

Sources; http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150115-extreme-divers-defy-explanation

http://relay.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/news/2013/6/130614-diving-mammal-myoglobin-oxygen-ocean-science

Image from; Shutterstock (credit; David Osborn)

48. Do you know that TURTLES usually return to the same beach they were born to lay their own eggs?

Source; http://.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/news/2015/1/150115-loggerheads-sea-turtles-navigation-magnetic-field-science

Image from; https://news.llu.edu/research/loma-linda-university-researchers-expand-sea-turtle-research-smartphone-apps

49. Do you know that the JAPANESE PINECONE FISH have natural headlight that can help them find food?

Source; http://nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2009/02/01/single-gene-allows-glowing-bacteria-to-switch-from-fish-squid/

Image from; Wikipedia (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en).

50. Do you know that if the dominant MALE PARROTFISH dies, a female will change gender and become the dominant male?

Source; http://nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/group/parrotfish/

51. Do you know that during courtship, the male and female SEAHORSE come together repeatedly every morning to dance together?

http://relay.nationalgeographic.com/proxy/distribution/public/amp/news/2016/06/seahorse-reproduction-behaviour-conservation

http://en.m. Wikipedia.org/wiki/seahorse

PHOTOGRAPH BY JOEL SARTORE, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO ARK

52. Do you know that the Pacific Ocean has RING OF FIRE?

The ring of fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where many earthquakes and volcanic eruption occurs. In a large 40,000km horseshoe shape, it is associated with nearly continuous series of oceanic trenches, volcanic arcs and volcanic belts and plate movement. About 90% of the world’s earthquake and about 81% of the world’s largest earthquake occurs along the Ring of Fire.

Sources; http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_of_fire

http://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/ring-fire/

Image from; Wikipedia