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- Crustacean (6274 bytes)
29: ***Infraclass [[Cirripedia]]
35: ...nacle]]s. They are variously found in marine and freshwater, with a few terrestrial members (such as ...
45: ...are retained by the females until they hatch into free-swimming [[larva]]e.
49: ... forth), and the status of different groupings is frequently controversial; this can make taxonomic re...
53: ...aca]] ([[crab]]s, [[lobster]]s, [[shrimp]]s and [[krill]]). There are around 1,220 barnacle species, 1,00... - Blue Whale (22203 bytes)
23: ...known when the members of these families diverged from each other.
32: ...e body. These pleats assist with evacuating water from the mouth after lunge feeding (see feeding belo...
34: ...blow (up to 12 m, typically 9 m) that can be seen from several kilometres on a calm day. Its [[lung]] ...
36: ...tled. The degree of mottling varies substantially from individual to individual. Some may have a unifo...
44: ...he biggest Blue Whale ever found. Most data comes from Blue Whales killed in [[Antarctic]] waters duri... - Ocean (6829 bytes)
4: '''Ocean''' (from [[Oceanus|Okeanos]], a Greek god of sea and wat...
6: ... [[archipelago]]s into the following five bodies, from the largest to the smallest: the [[Pacific Ocea...
12: ... last few million years movement of the [[Africa|African Continent]] has closed the straight off entir...
43: *[[krill]]
51: ...s may have once had internal oceans that have now frozen, such as [[Triton (moon)|Triton]]. The planet... - Electron microscope (5936 bytes)
11: High [[voltage]] electron beams from a [[cathode]] are focused by [[magnet]]ic lense...
14: ...y detecting secondary electrons which are emitted from the surface due to excitation by the primary el...
22: *''Cryofixation'' - freezing a specimen so rapidly, to liquid nitrogen t...
28: ...the surface from an angle and sputtering material from the surface. A subclass of this is Focussed Ion...
32: ...ucture one would have to [http://www.ecoscope.com/krill/filter/filter7/index.htm tile] 7500 times this im... - Whale shark (5019 bytes)
16: ...ide and also flat with the small eyes towards the front of the snout. The body is mostly grey with a w...
18: ... macro-[[algae]], and planktonic ([[plankton]], [[krill]]) or nektonic life (small [[squid]] or vertebrat...
24: [[Image:Rhincodon typus.jpg|frame|left|A diagram of the Whale shark]]
26: ... first identified in 1828 off the coast of South Africa. The family ''Rhincodontidae'' was not finaliz...
28: ...tural Resources|IUCN]]. Whale sharks are known to frequent the waters off Donsol in [[Sorsogon]] provi... - Baleen whale (4213 bytes)
16: ... the upper jaw, which enables them to filter food from water.
22: ... [[cetacea]] article. Its scientific name derives from the Greek]word ''mystax'', which means "moustac...
33: ... Instead they are able to produce sounds in the infrasonic range of high volume. The calls of the larg...
36: ...rapping small [[ocean]] [[animal]]s, especially [[krill]]s and [[plankton]]s, inside. - Plankton (2900 bytes)
3: ... [[ocean]], [[sea]]s, and bodies of [[Fresh water|freshwater]]. While some forms of plankton can move...
5: ...e|life cycle]] as part of the plankton, such as [[krill]], [[copepod|copepods]], [[salp]]s, and [[jellyfi...
28: * '''[[Phytoplankton]]''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]] ''phyton'' or plant), ...
29: * '''[[Zooplankton]]''' (from [[Greek language|Greek]] ''zoon'' or animal), s... - Humpback Whale (17123 bytes)
18: ...]] (leaping out of the water), its unusually long front fins, and its complex [[whale song]]. The Hump...
24: ...n each side of the mouth. [[Ventral]] grooves run from the lower jaw to the [[umbilicus]] about halfwa...
41: ...uring winter. It is an energetic feeder, taking [[krill]] and small schooling [[fish]], such as [[herring...
52: ... (music)|note]]s that vary in [[amplitude]] and [[frequency]] in consistent patterns over a period of ...
55: ... all the major [[ocean]]s, in a wide band running from about 60° S to 65° N [[latitude]]. It i... - Penguin (7847 bytes)
21: ...ve within large groups. Most penguins live off [[krill]], [[fish]], [[squid]], and other forms of [[seal...
25: ...'Palaeeudyptes'' from the Eocene, ''Pachydyptes'' from the [[Miocene]] and the now extinct [[Great Auk...
27: ...p.500pix.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[African Penguin|African]] (or [[Jackass Penguin|Jackass]]) Penguin]]
35: ...This is for [[camouflage]]. A predator looking up from below (such as an [[orca]] or a [[leopard seal]...
49: [[Image:Gay penguins NY Zoo.jpg|right|frame|'''Squawk and Milou'''<br> Male chinstrap peng... - Animal K (229 bytes)
14: *[[Krill]] - Baleen Whales (6057 bytes)
16: ... the upper jaw, which enables them to filter food from water.
22: ... [[cetacea]] article. Its scientific name derives from the [[Greek language | Greek]] word ''mystax'',...
26: ...rapping small [[ocean]] [[animal]]s, especially [[krill]]s and [[plankton]]s, inside.
44: ... Instead they are able to produce sounds in the infrasonic range of high volume. The calls of the larg... - Bowhead Whales (5651 bytes)
20: ...owhead Whales, which are used to strain tiny prey from the water, are the longest of any baleen whale,...
23: ...i]] and [[Beaufort Sea|Beaufort]] seas, hunting [[krill]] and [[zooplankton]]. Bowheads are slow swimmers...
28: Breeding has been observed from March through August; conception is believed to...
31: ...the [[right whale]] and share with it the hunting-friendly characteristics of slow swimming and floati...
41: .../bowhead2.htm Bowhead Whale: Detailed Information from NOAA] - Copepods (3800 bytes)
24: ...ic [[animal]]s living in the sea and nearly every freshwater habitat, a form of [[plankton]], specific...
28: ... They compete for this title with the [[Antarctic krill]] ''Euphausia superba''.
38: ...] (38 mm) feeding on copepods - the fish approach from below and catch each copepod individually. In t... - Emperor Penguin (4731 bytes)
14: .... Emperor Penguins eat [[crustacean]]s (such as [[krill]]s), [[squid]], and small [[fish]]. They live for...
36: ...ick by keeping it off the ice and feeding it food from their stomachs. About two months after hatchin... - Right Whales (11436 bytes)
2: ... caption = Southern Right Whale, Hermanus, South Africa}}
42: ...ight Whale." In Portuguese, it is called " Baleia Franca ".
45: ...whales are slow swimmers but highly acrobatic and frequently breach (jump clear of the sea surface), t...
48: ...em easy to catch, even for men equipped only with frail wooden boats and hand-held harpoons. Hunting o...
50: ...merica tells the story of right whales in Brazil, from whaling to whale watching. - Compound eyes (2024 bytes)
2: ...rilleyekils.jpg|thumb|Compound eye of [[Antarctic krill]] as imaged by an [[electron microscope]]]]
4: ...eived by the arthropod is a combination of inputs from the numerous ommatidia, which are oriented to p...
9: ...ht from one direction on the rhabdom, while light from other directions is absorbed by the dark wall o...
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