Animals

Tufted Puffin

Tufted puffin

Tufted Puffin

These birds appear to “fly” underwater!

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Common Murre

Common Mure

Common Murre

These diving birds are able to plunge up to 350–400 feet.

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Rhinoceros Auklet

Rhinoceros Auklet

Rhinoceros Auklet

They have a protruding white “horn” during breeding season!

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Harbor Seals

Harbor seals

Harbor Seals

These seals can remain underwater for close to 30 minutes!

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River Otters

River otters

River Otters

River otters are commonly seen in Puget Sound.

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Sea otters

Sea otters

Sea otters

They bear the thickest fur of all mammals!

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Whitespotted Boxfish

Whitespotted boxfish

Whitespotted Boxfish

Whitespotted boxfish are found throughout the Pacific and Indian oceans,

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Sturgeon

White sturgeon

Sturgeon

Some sturgeon can live to be 100 or even older!

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Wolf Eel

Wolf eel

Wolf Eel

Not really an eel - just a long, skinny fish!

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Giant Pacific Octopus

Giant Pacific octopus

Giant Pacific Octopus

These creatures have blue blood, eight arms and three hearts!

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Dwarf Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish

Dwarf Cuttlefish

They can change their color, pattern and texture in the blink of an eye.

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Other Invertebrates

Purple shore crabs

Purple shore crab

Purple shore crabs

These crabs feed on green algae, snail eggs, little crustaceans and more

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Moon Jelly

Moon Jelly

Jellies have been around for hundreds of millions of years!

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Corals

Corals

Corals

You can see both warm- and cold-water corals at the Seattle Aquarium.

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Plankton

Plankton

Plankton

Some of the world’s smallest living creatures!

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