what is a sea hare
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Sea hare Sea hares are hermaphroditic, meaning that they are both male and female. In mating, three or more pile up into lines. Each sea hare is female to the one behind and male to the one in front. In this way, a sea hare breeds internally with two other sea hares at the same time.
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Endangered Sea Otter The sea otter inhabits offshore environments, where it dives to the sea floor to forage. It preys mostly on marine invertebrates such as sea urchins, various molluscs and crustaceans, and some species of fish.
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Sea Lamprey ( Petromyzon marinus) General Characteristics. Related pages. Sea lamprey are primitive, jawless fish native to the Atlantic Ocean. Like salmon and alewife, sea lamprey are native ocean fish that spawn in fresh water.Historically, sea lamprey have inhabited Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, as they are open to the Atlantic Ocean.he sea lamprey is an aggressive parasite with a toothed, funnel-like sucking mouth and rasping tongue, which is used to bore into the flesh of other fishes to feed on their blood and body fluids. A single lamprey will destroy up to 40 pounds (18 kilograms) of fish during its adult lifetime.
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- The sea otter (Enhydra lutris) belongs to the family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, skunks and weasels. Mustelidae is among the largest animal families, partially… because it does not have clear specifications and has been used as a receptacle for difficult-to-classify organisms, much like the kingdom Protista.
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- Alewives are anadromous (sea-run) fish that spend the majority of their life at sea but return to freshwater to spawn. Alewives have co-evolved and co-existed with other native fish and wildlife in Maine's streams, rivers, ponds and lakes for thousands of years.emales usually return when they are four of five years old. One female alewife can produce somewhere between 60,000 to 250,000 eggs, but only a few eggs survive to the juvenile stage, and sometimes only as few as three juveniles survive to adulthood.
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Snowshoe hare The snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus), also called the varying hare, or snowshoe rabbit, is a species of hare found in North America.It has the name snowshoe because of the large size of its hind feet and the marks its tail leaves.The animal's feet prevent it from sinking into the snow when it hops and walks.he snowshoe hare may have up to four litters in a year which average three to eight young.
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- Size and Description. Arctic hares are the largest species of hare found in North America. Fully grown, they are approximately 18 to 25 inches in length. Hares generally are larger than rabbits, and have longer ears and hind legs. Arctic hares have bright white coats to blend with their snowy surroundings. In the summer, their coat changes to a gray color, again to help them camouflage.
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- Sea urchins or urchins (/ˈɜrtʃɪnz/), archaically called sea hedgehogs, are small, spiny, globular animals that, with their close kin, such as sand dollars, constitute the class Echinoidea of the echinoderm phylum. About 950 species of echinoids inhabit all oceans from the intertidal to 5000 m deep.ea urchins feed mainly on algae, but can also feed on sea cucumbers and a wide range of invertebrates, such as mussels, polychaetes, sponges, brittle stars, and crinoids.
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Definitions &Translations Definitions for sylvilagus palustris. Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word sylvilagus palustris. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: marsh hare, swamp rabbit, Sylvilagus palustris(noun) a wood rabbit of marshy coastal areas from North Carolina to Florida.
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- The 13 extant otter species are all semiaquatic, aquatic or marine, with diets based on fish and invertebrates. Lutrinae is a branch of the weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, martens, minks, polecats, Eurasian and American badgers, honey badgers and wolverines.nlike most marine mammals (such as seals or whales), sea otters do not have a layer of insulating blubber. As with other species of otter, they rely on a layer of air trapped in their fur, which they keep topped up by blowing into the fur from their mouths.
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Marine life Marine mammals are aquatic mammals that rely on the ocean and other marine ecosystems for their existence. They include animals such as seals, whales, manatees, sea otters and polar bears. They do not represent a distinct taxon or systematic grouping, but rather have a paraphyletic relation. They are also unified by their reliance on the marine environment for feeding.
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- Hopping up on their hind legs like a kangaroo, they can …reach speeds of 64 km. per hour. The hare can swim across narrow streams. Arctic hares are fast and can bound at speeds of up to 40 miles (60 kilometres) an hour, because of the bone structure and their long limbs, they are able to do this. If you look at the hind limbs they are bent as if crouched down.
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- Fast Facts: Arctic Hare. Scientific name: Lepus arcticus. Average weight: 3 to 7 kg. Average height: 50 to 70 cm. Average lifespan: Undetermined as of yet, most likely 4-5 years.
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- Float along and find out! They’re Wet Weasels Sea otters are members of the weasel family. They live along the coasts of the northern Pacific Ocean (see the map above). Two kinds of sea otters live in the United States: the California, or southern, sea otter and the Alaskan, or northern, sea otter.They Float. Right at home in the water—that’s a sea otter.hey live along the coasts of the northern Pacific Ocean (see the map above). Two kinds of sea otters live in the United States: the California, or southern, sea otter and the Alaskan, or northern, sea otter. They Float. Right at home in the water—that’s a sea otter.
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Hare Hares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. Hares are classified into the same family as rabbits and are of similar size, form, and diet as rabbits. They are generally herbivorous, long-eared, and fast runners, and typically live solitarily or in pairs. Hare species are native to Africa, Eurasia, North America, and the Japanese archipelago.
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Sea Otters Sea otters are an apex predator of the nearshore ecosystem. The species is considered a keystone species because of their critical importance to the health and stability of the nearshore marine ecosystem.They are also considered a sentinel species because their health reflects that of California’s coastal oceans.ea otters are an apex predator of the nearshore ecosystem. The species is considered a keystone species because of their critical importance to the health and stability of the nearshore marine ecosystem. They are also considered a sentinel species because their health reflects that of California’s coastal oceans.
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Arctic Hare The arctic hare lives in the harsh environment of the North American tundra. These hares do not hibernate, but survive the dangerous cold with a number of behavioral and physiological adaptations.
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Why are sea otters endangered Why are sea otters endangered The sea otter is a marine mammal which lives on the coasts of the northern Pacific Ocean. Their primary form of insulation is their thick coat of fur, which is the densest fur known in the animal kingdom.
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Sea pineapple Sea pineapple. The sea pineapple (Halocynthia roretzi) is an edible ascidian (sea squirt) consumed primarily in Korea, where it is known as meongge (멍게), and to a lesser extent in Japan, where it is known as hoya (ホヤ) or maboya (マボヤ).
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Marine otter The marine otter (Lontra felina) is a rare and poorly known South American mammal of the weasel family (Mustelidae). The scientific name means otter cat, and in Spanish, the marine otter is also often referred to as gato marino : marine cat.arine otters are relatively small, and among otters, only the oriental small-clawed otter is smaller. Lengths range from 83 to 113 centimetres (33 to 44 in), not counting the tail of 30 to 36 centimetres (12 to 14 in).
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- Sometimes the hare will eat meat in the winter. In the winter the arctic hare also feeds on bare twigs and vegetables just under the snow. They also feed on grass, bugs, twigs … , and leaves in the summer.In the winter it will also eat spruce twigs, bark, needles, and buds of hard wood.They will also feed on willow and dwarf arctic plants.o. Hares are herbivores; like rabbits, they eat plants. Mink like to eat fish and small mammals, including young rabbits, so they might eat newborn hares, but a full grown ha … re would be too big for it to tackle.
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- By Laura Klappenbach. The wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) is an oceanic bird that flies low over the sea's surface, scooping up prey such as squid, fish, and other marine animals.
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Endangered Sea Otter Sea otter. The sea otter (Enhydra lutris) is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean. Adult sea otters typically weigh between 14 and 45 kg (31 and 99 lb), making them the heaviest members of the weasel family, but among the smallest marine mammals. Unlike most marine mammals, the sea otter's primary form of insulation is an exceptionally thick coat of fur, the densest in the animal kingdom.
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Hare Hares and jackrabbits are leporids belonging to the genus Lepus. Hares are classified into the same family as rabbits. They are similar in size and form to rabbits and eat the same diet. They are generally herbivorous and long-eared, they are fast runners, and they typically live solitarily or in pairs. Hare species are native to Africa, Eurasia, North America, and the Japanese archipelago.
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Leafy seadragon The leafy seadragon or Glauert's seadragon, Phycodurus eques, is a marine fish in the family Syngnathidae, which includes seadragons, pipefish, and seahorses. It is the only member of the genus Phycodurus. It is found along the southern and western coasts of Australia.
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- sea pork. a primitive marine animal having a sac-like unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva. animal noun. sea pork*. chordate » animal » organism » living thing.Urochordata » Chordata » Animalia.efinition: a primitive marine animal having a sac-like unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva. animal noun. sea pork*.