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The Environment: Go to camera 1 and look out over Race Rocks to see what the weather is like today. Fill in the blanks below. If you can, fill in both the morning and the afternoon information.

Time Trial      Morning

What time is it?

What way is the current going? L - R or R - L

Describe the water surface.

What is the temperature and wind speed?

Time Trial      Afternoon

What time is it?

What way is the current going? L - R or R - L

Describe the water surface.

What is the temperature and wind speed?

I am studying: (Click on the organism you are studying to go to a video of it in its natural environment)

Fill in the sheet below with your observations from the links above and/or go to the following suggested links to find more information on your organism.

http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/video3.htm

http://www.racerocks.com/rreo/rreoref/mmammals/sealsandsealions.htm

../../marmam/mammals.htm

../../eco/taxalab/ashleyc.htm

../../eco/taxalab/damionw.htm

../../eco/taxalab/nufar.htm

http://nmml.afsc.noaa.gov/AlaskaEcosystems/PinnipedDB/pinniped.htm

http://nmml.afsc.noaa.gov/education/pinnipeds/pinnipeds.htm

http://www.elephantseal.org/page3.html



Characteristic

Answer (include the reference where you got your information from)

What is the advantage or disadvantage of this characteristic to this Animal?

Colour and patterns of coat

   

Shape of eyes.. are they big or small?

   

Shape of front fins?

   

Shape of back fins?

   

Which fins does it use to swim with?

   

What are the other fins used for, if anything?

   

Describe the shape of its head (eyes, ears, nose, whiskers).

   

What do the males and females weigh?

   

What is the length of the males and females?

   

Compare and contrast any differences in size between males and females

   

When on land, how does your organism move across the ground?

   

Watch the archived videos - How does its movement on land compare to that in the water?

   

What depth does your organism dive to?

   

What does it eat?

   

This animal does not live at Race Rocks year round. What is its range (Where else does it live throughout the year?)

   

Is your species endangered? If so, what reasons are given for this?

   
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