
Crab
Brachyura


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.

Harbour Seal
Phoca vitulina


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.

Sunflower Seastar
Pycnopodia helianthoides


VANCOUVER AQUARIUM DECK | 8 POINTS
• Sunflower Seastars have sixteen legs.
• They eat brittle-stars.

Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris


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.

Beluga Whale
Delphinapterus leucas


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.

Sting Ray
Myliobatoidei


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.

Moon Jellyfish
Aurelia aurita


VANCOUVER AQUARIUM DECK | 8 POINTS
• Not all Jellyfish sting, but some do.
• Jellyfish have four stomachs!

Sea Horse
Hippocampus


VANCOUVER AQUARIUM DECK
• The tiny Sea Horse is actually a fish.
• It has a fin on its back.