Wild Life Ocean Life

Penguins are flightless birds with streamlined bodies and thick coats, making them perfectly suited for life on the ice. The emperor penguin grows to a height of up to 1.25 m and can weigh as much ...

Although seahorses hardly look like it, they are indeed fish - from the hippocampus family to be exact. Seahorses live in tropical and moderate seas, off the coast of south-east Australia and New Zeal...

The sperm whale has a pale, waxy oil called spermaceti in its head. This allows it to dive up to 3,000 metres deep and remain under water for up to two hours. Age 3+...

There are only a few sharks that are really dangerous to people. These include the tiger shark, the dreaded white shark, and the somewhat lesser known bull shark. Age 3+...

Common seal babies are born in the Arctic pack ice. After birth, the mother immediately begins suckling her offspring with fatty milk, so that it can develop a warm layer of fat. When she returns from...

The blue whale is the largest mammal on the planet. Its tongue alone weighs as much as an elephant, and when it opens its mouth, up to 90 tonnes of water can fit into it. It also has the biggest heart...

The orca is a large, toothed whale that belongs to the dolphin family. Its black and white colouring makes its unmistakable. Animals swimming under it don't recognise it, because the surface of the wa...

Most people know dolphins from films or zoos. In the sea they live together in groups, so-called schools, in warm waters. These schools can consist of 15 to 100 individuals, sometimes up to 1,000. Dol...

Great white sharks have a revolving set of teeth, which means used teeth are replaced easily. Conservation Status: Vulnerable (VU) Primary Habitat: Sea     ...

Harbour seals are a type of pinniped, native to all the temperate seas in the north. They are small and slender animals. The males can reach a length of 170 cm and weigh up to 100 kilog...

  Harbour seals are a type of pinniped, native to all the temperate seas in the north. They are small and slender animals. The males can reach a length of 170 cm and weigh up to 100 kilograms ...

African penguins are non-violant birds that can have a length of up to 70 cm. These penguins got their name because of their distribution on the coast of Africa. They have a characteristic black an...