Ocean Facts for Kids

Cuttlefish can change their skin colour and pattern in less than a second to camouflage or communicate.

The blue-ringed octopus is only the size of a golf ball but carries enough venom to be extremely dangerous.

Manta rays can recognise themselves in a mirror, suggesting they may be self-aware.

There are more volcanoes on the ocean floor than on land — an estimated one million underwater volcanoes exist.

The pistol shrimp snaps its claw so fast it creates a bubble that is almost as hot as the surface of the Sun.

Orcas, also called killer whales, are actually the largest members of the dolphin family.

Coral looks like a plant or rock, but it is actually made up of thousands of tiny animals called polyps.

Sperm whales sleep floating straight up and down in the water like vertical logs.

The Arctic Ocean is the smallest and shallowest of all five oceans.

Flying fish can glide through the air for over 600 feet — farther than the length of two football fields.