Sting Ray

Myliobatoidei
Scale 6 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3

VANCOUVER AQUARIUM DECK | 8 POINTS

• Sting rays are fast swimmers.

• If a sting ray has a hole in its tail that means it is a female.

Cool, Warm

Graphic by Sara Shayan

Beluga Whale

Delphinapterus leucas
Scale 9 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 4

VANCOUVER AQUARIUM DECK | 9 POINTS

• Beluga Whales have a layer of fat called blubber which helps them keep warm.
• They can stay under water for more than ten minutes.

Cold

Graphic by Sara Shayan

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris
Scale 7 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3

VANCOUVER AQUARIUM DECK | 8 POINTS

• Sea Otters are usually floating on the surface of the water.
• They eat sea urchins, rock crabs, red octopi, and brown turban snails.

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

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

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