Oceans and Seas
Oceans and Seas
World Octopus Day 2023
World Octopus Day – October 08, 2023
– Octopus ink hides the animal and also physically harms its attackers.
World Mangrove Day 2023
World Mangrove Day – July 26, 2023
– Mangrove forests grow only at tropical and subtropical latitudes near the equator because they cannot handle the freezing temperatures outside these regions.
World Snake Day 2023
World Snake Day – July 16, 2023
– Snakes are the 2nd largest group of reptiles; lizards are the largest group.
Shark Awareness Day 2023
Shark Awareness Day – July 14, 2023
– Sharks do not have bones.
– Sharks use their gills to filter oxygen from the water.
– There are over 500 species of Sharks in the world.
World Orca Day 2023
World Orca Day – July 14, 2023
– Each Orca is individually identified bye its unique dorsal fin and saddle patch.
World Albatross Day 2023
World Albatross Day – June 19, 2023
– The Albatross rarely touches land except during breeding season.
World Sea Turtle Day 2023
World Sea Turtle Day – June 16, 2023
– Sea turtles come to shore to lay their eggs in a nest they dig in the sand with their rear flippers.
World Turtle Day 2023
World Turtle Day – May 23, 2023
– The Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) is an aquatic turtle that prefers slow-moving, shallow bodies of water with muddy bottoms, which give them places to hide.
World Migratory Bird Day 2023
World Migratory Bird Day – May 14 , 2023
– Instinctively, migrating birds know where to migrate and how to navigate back home.
Marine Mammal Rescue Day 2023
Marine Mammal Rescue Day – April 27, 2023
– Sea lions are pinnipeds characterized by external ear flaps, long foreflippers, ability to walk on all fours
World Penguin Day 2023
World Penguin Day – April 25, 2023
– The Emperor Penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest & heaviest of all penguin species & is endemic to Antarctica.
National Dolphin Day 2023
National Dolphin Day – April 14, 2023
– Dolphin species belong to the families Delphinidae (oceanic dolphins), Platanistidae (Indian river dolphins), Iniidae (New World river dolphins), Pontoporiidae (brackish dolphins)
World Aquatic Animal Day 2023
World Aquatic Animal Day – April 03, 2023
-An aquatic animal is any animal, whether vertebrate or invertebrate, that lives in water for all or most of its lifetime.
Manatee Appreciation Day 2023
Manatee Appreciation Day – March 30, 2023
– Manatees can be found in shallow, slow-moving rivers, estuaries, saltwater bays, canals, and coastal areas.
International Day of the Seal 2023
International Day of the Seal – March 22,2023
-4 ice specialized species breeding onAntarctic ice – Leopard seals, Ross seals, Weddell seals, &Crabeater seals