Did You Know?
That over 100,000 cubic miles of seawater evaporates into the
atmosphere each year.
That the open circuit, compress air system (SCUBA) was coinvented by captain, Jacques Yves Cousteau, and french engineer Emile Gagnam in June 1943.
That the oceans cover 70.8% of the earth. That’s about 140 million square miles (40 times the the size of the United States).
That Lake Titicaca sits higher above sea level than any other lake, that’s 16,500 ft.
That the Sperm Whale is the deepest diving mammal (8,000 ft).
That Cetaceans longer than 20 feet are considered whales.
That all toothed whales (Odontoceti) have only on blow hole, and the baleen whales (Mysticeti) have two blow holes.
That blue Whales: average about 12 miles per hour; can hold up to 1000 tons of water and food in their mouths, and chest; and newborns can weigh up to 2 tons and measure 25 ft long.
That the Sperm Whale is the largest brained creature in the world, 19.5 lbs.
That Humpback Whales have the longest flukes of all whales, up to 14 ft long.
That the Sai Whales are the fastest of all whales, reaching speeds of 35 knots.
That most corals don’t live in depths below 200 ft, except for the black coral, which has been found in depths of 1,320 feet.
That the Giant Squid has the largest eye in the animal kingdom, up to 12 inches in diameter.
That Electric eels can produce up to 600 volts per shock, and about 2.5 shocks per min.
That there are 7 different species of sea turtles: Leatherback, Loggerhead, Kemp’s Ridley, Hawksbill, and green seaturtle.
That the Leatherback turtle is the largest and the deepest diving of all sea turtles. They can weigh up to 2,500 lbs and dive to 3,280 feet for up to 41 minutes.
That the Seahorse has no stomach, no teeth, no ribs, and no scales.
That the Right whale, and the Beluga whale have no dorsal fin.
The Great Barrier Reef is the largest reef in the planet stretching for more than 1,200 miles.
That all groupers begin life as females and after functioning as females, transform into males. So all large groupers are males.
That Seaslugs only live about 8 months.
That sharks have lived on earth for 400 million years.
That female sharks’ skin is two to three times thicker than males, to endure the love bites during mating.
That sharks can sense one part blood in 10 million parts water.
That juvenile female blue sharks can store sperm from mating encounters for nearly two years until sexually mature enough to fertilize eggs.
That sharks can turn their stomachs inside out and push it through their mouth to remove indigestible objects, then put it back into place.
That the octopus’ brain is the largest and best developed of all invertebrates.
That kelp beds can grow up to two feet per day, and attain lengths of 200 feet.
