10 Amazing Scientific “Facts of the Sea” interesting facts for Class 10 and 12 Part 2

Facts of the Sea – 2

491. Some fish hold their eggs in their mouth for several weeks until the eggs are ready to hatch.

492. The shark has a constant and unlimited supply of teeth, set in layered rows of the gum. If a tooth falls out, a tooth from another layer takes it place. It may shed as many as 50,000 teeth in its lifetime.

493. The jellyfish is more than 95% water. It has no heart, no bones, no brain and no real eyes as well. It is not really a fish. It belongs to a group of sea animals.

494. Squids have three hearts, while whales have three stomachs.

495. The flying fish does not really fly. It glides on water, near the surface and then moves forward speedily above the surface of the water .

496. The giant spider crab of Japan is so large that it can wrap its claws around several men.

497. Turtle do not have teeth.

498. The dolphin sleeps with one eye open.

499. The shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

500. The blood of the lobster is pale blue in colour.