day 24 - Oarfish

Oarfish are the longest known bony fish - up to 56 ft and weigh 600 lbs! They're the culprits behind legendary sea snakes but they're harmless to humans - they feed on plankton.

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day 23 - Sea Turtle

There are currently 7 species of sea turtles in the world and they've been around for 110 million years. Females come back to the same beaches they were born to lay up to 190 eggs!

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day 22 - Starfish ⭐

There are over 2,000 species of starfish in the ocean! Most have 5 arms, but some can have up to 20 or 40! They have eyes on the tip of each arm and their "blood" is really just filtered seawater.

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day 16

Zebra Turkeyfish, Lionfish, Ornate Butterfly Cod, Poison Sorcpion - this fish has sooooo many names! Despite their fantastic appearance, they lead solitary lives and like to hide in rock crevices and bunches of coral.

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day15 - Snail 🐌

There are so many different species of sea snails that it's difficult to lump them together with simple descriptions. Some are highly venomous, have lungs instead of gills, or don't even use/have shells.

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day13 -
The Chambered Nautilus is a kind of cephalopod, realted to octopui, squid and cuttlefish. They have over 90 suckerless tentacles and is often called "a living fossil" having changed very little in 400 million years.

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day10 -
Manta Rays don't have a defensive spine on it's tail like most other rays - but with a 20 foot wingspan, what do you need protection from? Despite their large size, manta rays are filter feeders and love plankton.

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day11 -
In the Great Lakes they're an invasive species - invading lakes Ontario and Eerie in 1830. After a century they had spread to all 5 lakes, nearly causing the trout industry to collapse - 1 lamprey can eat 40 lbs of fish in a year!

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day9 -
Orcas are the largest species of dolphin. Living in pods up to 40 individuals they hunt together like wolves. By the shape of their dorsal fins, scientists can tell what they tend to eat more - fish or other sea mammals.

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day7 - Eel

The Green Moray Eel isn't really green - yellow mucus covers it's scaleless body gives it the green coloring. They often open/close their mouths, which seems threatening but really they're drawing in water to breathe.

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- Coconut Crab

The Coconut Crab is the largest terrestrial crab, yet closely related to the Hermit Crab. They're nocturnal scavengers - eating anything from fruit, other crab shells, and dead animals.

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day5 - Beluga Whale

I am so behind on these but now I have the chance to play catch up on my drawings.

Beluga whales are one of the smallest species of whales, and are closely related to the Narwhal.

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A more punky fashionable Troy for a warm-up drawing and digital color before working on commissions ✨👌✨

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Been busy the past few days with interviews, but I managed to finally color Troy (although there's a green-haired version I really like too). I love this lazy boy 😆

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