Project G. L. A. D. La Habra City School District California Ocean Habitats Level 4 Idea Pages

Otters Here, Otters There

Furry otters grooming,

Endangered otters diving,

and curious otters adapting.

Otters throughout Monterey Bay,

Otters between the kelp,

and otters in the aquarium.

Otters, Otters Everywhere!

I don’t know if you’ve been told,

Deep sea angler fish are mighty bold.

They fool their prey with a wiggly lure,

Then gobble them up, that’s for sure.
Angler fish have soft thin bones

Jelly-like flesh and black color tones.

Eyes that are small and a body like a ball,

They don’t grow big, they don’t grow tall.

Sound Off Mighty predator!

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Ocean Animal!

Eating sea urchin, crabs, and more.

Thick long hair trap many air bubbles,

Keeping them warm and without troubles.

In giant kelp beds, yeah it’s neat!

Floating on its back with its prey,

Smashing the shellfish with stones everyday.

Sound Off Playful Mammal!

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Ocean Animal!

They roam the ocean full of might.

Carnivores of octopus, squid, and fish,

Any of those are their favorite dish.

Hunting them should be against the law.

Enormous mammals who give live birth,

Long and powerful with large girth.

Sound Off Powerful Leviathan!

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Pam Foster

You know you are in California’s Coastal Region when:

Thick seaweed washes up on the sand

Beautiful sand castles drown from the waves

Clamshells open to search for food

Sparkly fish swim through the rocks

Sea Otters float on top of the Kelp Forest

Rough waves crash on the rocky shore

White seagulls fly over the sandy beach

Brown Pelicans scoop fish from the water