The Octopus is known to be the most intelligent invertebrate in the world.
They have 8 legs and no internal or external skeleton!
(Isn’t that just the best octopus poster you’ve ever seen?)
They are truly amazing creatures that can change color, shape and texture in an instant. Octopi (plural) have the ability to camouflage themselves in any environment.
They are able to fit into tiny areas. In fact, large octopi can fit into a quarter-sized tunnel or hole. Unbelievable!
Check out this fabulous video taken on the Great Barrier Reef of the octopus’ marvelous adaptations:
They have a super short lifespan of 2-3 yrs.
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The Octopus is known to be the most intelligent invertebrate in the world.
They have 8 legs and no internal or external skeleton!
(Isn’t that just the best octopus poster you’ve ever seen?)
They are truly amazing creatures that can change color, shape and texture in an instant. Octopi (plural) have the ability to camouflage themselves in any environment.
They are able to fit into tiny areas. In fact, large octopi can fit into a quarter-sized tunnel or hole. Unbelievable!
Check out this fabulous video taken on the Great Barrier Reef of the octopus’ marvelous adaptations:
They have a super short lifespan of 2-3 yrs.
I’ve been [ ... ]
Humpback dolphins frequent the Great Barrier Reef.
There are as many as 5 different species of Humpback Dolphin, but it’s often disputed.
2 species were known to exist even as late as mid-2000, the Atlantic Humpback Dolphin and the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin.
However, since then studies have shown that these species have diverged into more distinct species.
Here’s a short video I found of some humpback dolphins off the coast of South Africa:
The humpback dolphin that frequents the Australian waters, including the Great Barrier Reef, is the
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Manta Rays are the most graceful animals in the ocean, in my opinion.
What a magical experience!
I’ve wrangled up a video of some manta rays on the Great Barrier Reef that some divers captured!
To explain the sheer of the first ray in the video, the diver was 60-70 feet above it…What a huge creature!
Also, this video is in real time…This is how elegantly they “fly” through the water! It’s simply effortless to them!
Yes, I’ve actually had the unbelievable opportunity to swim with a school of them on
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If you’ve never actually seen video of the sea snake, or seen them in person, then describing them leaves something to the imagination.
They are not built like normal snakes in that their tail is flattened and shaped like a rudder to help propel them through the water.
It is said that these sea reptiles are among the most venomous creatures in the world. Sea snake venom is absolutely deadly!
They are, as you can see, alive and well on the Great Barrier Reef:
However, it is also said that their mouths don’t open wide enough to really get a chance to injure humans, [ ... ]
The Great Barrier Reef boasts 215 species of birds, including 22 species of seabirds, and shorebirds numbering 32 species.
The Roseate Tern is considered a seabird plentiful on the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef, especially Lady Elliot Island.
Instead of nesting in nests in trees, they make a hollow under dense vegetation to roost.
They make good use of the ocean, however, by diving in to grab fish out of the water, and does not prefer fresh water for feeding. They may bathe in fresh water lagoons inland.
Roseate terns don’t mind stealing fish from other seabirds, which is atypical for sterns, and [ ... ]
Alright Everyone! Here’s the Deal:
I’ve entered to win this job as caretaker of Hamilton Island in Queensland, Australia.
You have to Vote for Kimberly so I can win the job! 5 Stars is the best rating, so be sure to hover over the stars and click on the 5th star.
Photo left: Me swimming with Whale Sharks on Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia.
If I win, I’ll be able to bring you the best of the Great Barrier Reef Islands of the Great Barrier Reef for 6 months on a video blog!
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I’ve wrangled up a great video for you today about the animals of the great barrier reef, and diving to see it!
Enjoy!
I can’t wait to snorkel, dive, explore and relax on the reef! My goal is to visit this year or next for sure!
I’ve seen the Ningaloo Reef on the Western side of
The Portuguese Man O’ War is found all over the world, including every warm water seas, but especially in tropical or subtropical regions of the Pacific and Indian oceans, as well as the Northern Atlantic Gulf Stream.
What’s very interesting about the man o’ war is that it’s not just 1 animal.
It’s actually 4 different animals with different abilities and disabilities, which makes each part of the man 0′ war absolutely dependent upon the others.
They like to hang out at the surface of the ocean, due to the air-filled sac or air bladder that they use as a sail and to [ ... ]
Dugongs are large marine mammals in the same order as manatees, and are often called “sea cows” as a nickname.
The majority of them live in Northern Australian waters…
I’ve had the amazing opportunity to see them out in the wild in Shark Bay off of Western Australia. Fantastic creatures! What an awesome blessing! (I know the video below is of dugongs in Shark Bay, but it will still tell you a lot about them and how they live…)
Dugong bodies are fusiform, which means they are wide in the middle and taper off at both ends.
Their
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Loggerhead Sea Turtles can grow up to 800 lbs and 3 1/2 feet in length.
Although they’re so large for a marine reptile, they glide through the waters of the world as weightless and elegant as ballerinas!
Their shells are a reddish brown and skin is yellowish brown.
They like to eat mollusks, fish, jellyfish, crustaceans including crab, shrimp and the Portuguese Man O’ War…It is one of the only animals in the world that is immune to the man o’ war’s toxin.
What’s Cool About Them?
Female Loggerheads will go back to the same beach where they were born and lay their clutch there. [ ... ]