Aquarius & Underwater Life

Aquarius: place where scientists go for undersea research

undersea: in the ocean

research: learning and finding new things

Fish:- gills- fins- breathe underwater- many different types

Shark:-fins-gills -lots of teeth-big, pointy fin on back-type of BIG fish

Dolphin:-fins-no gills-tall, rounded fin on back-cannot breathe underwater-blowhole

Whale:-fins-no gills-fluke tail -blowhole-cannot breathe underwater-really, really BIG

Habitat: place where wild animals like to live

Undersea Habitat: -seaweed -sand-coral

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