Sea Star

Asteroidea
Scale 5 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3

ALPHABET DECK | 8 POINTS

• There are 2,000 living species of starfish that occur in all the world’s oceans.
• Sea Stars eat clams, oysters, snails, and other mollusks.

Cool, Warm

Graphic by Sara Shayan

Xenops Bird

Xenops rutilans
Scale 5 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3

ALPHABET DECK | 6 POINTS

• Xenops birds are often difficult to see in the forest.
• They eat insects, and can catch flying termites in mid-air.

Warm, Hot

Graphic by Sara Shayan

Eel

Anguilliformes
Scale 6 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3

VANCOUVER AQUARIUM DECK | 7 POINTS

• Eels have buck teeth and very strong jaws.

• They use their jaws to crush all kinds of sea creatures.

Cool, Warm

Graphic by Sara Shayan

Crab

Brachyura
Scale 6 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3

VANCOUVER AQUARIUM DECK | 4 POINTS

• Crabs have one set of claws and four other pairs of legs.
• Lined Shore Crabs dance sideways down to the sea.

Cool, Warm

Graphic by Sara Shayan

Harbour Seal

Phoca vitulina
Scale 8 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 4

VANCOUVER AQUARIUM DECK | 6 POINTS

• Harbour Seals use their gigantic eyes and long whiskers to find food.

• A Harbour Seal’s lifespan is 20 to 30 years.

Cold, Cool, Warm

Graphic by Sara Shayan

Sunflower Seastar

Pycnopodia helianthoides
Scale 6 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3

VANCOUVER AQUARIUM DECK | 8 POINTS

• Sunflower Seastars have sixteen legs.

• They eat brittle-stars.

Cool, Warm

Graphic by Sara Shayan