Most living things need oxygen to survive. Oxygen helps organisms grow, reproduce, and turn food into energy. Humans get the oxygen they need by breathing through their nose and mouth into their lu…
Stumper Fish extract oxygen from water using:
Most living things need oxygen to survive. Oxygen helps organisms grow, reproduce, and turn food into energy. Humans get the oxygen they need by breathing through their nose and mouth into their lu…
Stumper Fish extract oxygen from water using:
Many animals and plants use color to warn predators to stay away, and the blue ringed octopus is no exception. When this small mollusk is disturbed, blue circular rings light up all over its body.
lunulata Size: about 8 inches long Diet: crabs and fish
Create a flounder fish that’s hard to spot!
Create a flounder fish that’s hard to spot!
Thanks to a major donation from Ohio University, 15,000 pounds of marine fossils hundreds of millions years old recently have been added to the paleontology collection of the American Museum of Natural History, including fossil sharks and ammonites.
find, and collect fossil sharks and other fossil fish
Join scientist George Amato on his quest to stop criminals smuggling illegal goods.
Fish and Wildlife Service.
With its furry coat, friendly face, and playful nature, the sea otter is perhaps one of the most endearing animals in the sea.
northern Pacific Diet: sea urchins, crabs, clams, and fish
The Portuguese man-of-war is actually a floating colony of individuals called polyps that are all dependent on each other for survival.
Significance: predator of a range of marine organisms; some fish
General news about the Museum: upcoming exhibitions, groundbreaking research, events, and more.
Mola (ocean sunfish) are a genus of strange-looking fish
