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

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

Sea Otter

Enhydra lutris
Scale 7 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3

VANCOUVER AQUARIUM DECK | 8 POINTS

• Sea Otters live along the Northern coast of the Pacific Ocean. • They eat sea urchins, rock crabs, red octopi, and brown turban snails.

Cool, Warm

Graphic by Sara Shayan

Puffer Fish

Tetraodontidae
Scale 6 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3

VANCOUVER AQUARIUM DECK | 4 POINTS

• Puffer fish look like spiky round balls.

• They live underwater and are prey to sharks.

Warm, Hot

Graphic by Sara Shayan

Red-Bellied Piranha

Pygocentrus nattereri
Scale 5 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 4

VANCOUVER AQUARIUM DECK | 8 POINTS

• Piranhas live in the freshwater rivers of South America.
• They have spots, red-bellies, and very sharp teeth.

Warm, Hot

Graphic by Sara Shayan