Ocean Facts for Kids

Lobsters taste their food with their feet and chew with their stomachs.

Ocean tides are mainly caused by the Moon's gravitational pull on Earth's water.

A narwhal's horn is actually a long spiral tooth that can grow up to 10 feet long.

Sunlight can only reach about 200 metres deep in the ocean — below that, it is completely dark.

The mimic octopus can impersonate over 15 different sea creatures, including lionfish, flatfish, and sea snakes.

Ocean waves created by storms can travel thousands of miles before reaching the shore.

Sea otters have the densest fur of any animal — about one million hairs per square inch.

There are lakes and rivers on the ocean floor made of super-salty water that is denser than the water above.

The box jellyfish has 24 eyes, including some that can form images and see in colour.

The sailfish is the fastest fish in the ocean, reaching speeds of up to 68 miles per hour.