Minke Whale
Small rorqual, big ocean presence
Animal Habitats
Open Ocean
Pelagic waters away from coasts, home to migratory fish and marine mammals
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Open Ocean Animals
Crab
Sideways masters of every shore
Lobster
Big claws, deep seas, tough lives
Leopard Seal
Spotted apex hunter of the pack ice
Elephant Seal
Big noses, bigger dives.
Prawn
From reef cleaners to river giants
Fur Seal
Ear flaps, fast flippers, wild rookeries
Adélie Penguin
The little penguin of the sea-ice edge
Coral
Tiny polyps, massive oceans
Common Loon
Haunting voice of northern lakes
Dugong
Seagrass Meadows' Gentle Grazer
Newfoundland
Built for the surf, born to save
Emperor Penguin
Winter dads of the Antarctic
Sea Otter
The kelp forest's furry keystone
Booby
Born to dive, built to soar
Chinstrap Penguin
Strapped for the ice, built for the surf
Sponge
Porous powerhouses of the sea
Scorpion Fish
Beautiful camouflage, serious spines.
Frigatebird
Born to soar, built to steal
Flounder
Two eyes, one side-seafloor masters
Sea Squirt
Tadpole larva, siphon-powered adult
Cuttlefish
Camouflage geniuses with built-in buoyancy
Spiny Dogfish
Two spines. Slow life. Big schools.
Macaroni Penguin
Big colony. Bigger crest.