The waters around us, from the local pond to our lakes and seas, support a huge variety of life. Many of these species remain in the water their entire life. |
There are others, like the sea lions and the seals, that spend a great part of their life in the waters, but do go onto the rocks and the shores. |
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Other rock clingers include barnacles and mussels. Acorn barnacles are common on intertidal rocks; some members of this group are specialized for life attached to whales. |
Mussel is a loose term for this species of clams, it is
applied to those clams where the shell is longer than it is wide. |
As the tide recedes, we once again have the chance to see more of the plant diversity of the waters. |
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The seagulls dive into the shallow waters and bring ashore enormous shells. They drop them from a few feet onto the rocky shore to open them. |
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Keeping a watchful eye also are the
birds in the trees, including the bald eagle, a scavenger, but is quite
capable of picking off one of the ducks if they drop their guard at all. |
THIS IS A DEREILA PRESENTATION