Fish and Invertebrates
Atlantic bluefin tuna
Diet: Smaller fish, eels, squids and crustaceans.
Range: Atlantic ocean.
Description: Giant silver and blue fish with bits of yellow.
Fun fact: Atlantic bluefin tuna are endangered because of overfishing.
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West Indian Ocean coelacanth
Diet: Fish and squid.
Range: Western Indian Ocean and Indonesia.
Description: Grey or blue fish with white spots.
Fun fact: One reason for why the West Indian Ocean coelacanth is endangered is that they get entangled in fishing nets intended for sharks.
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Basking shark
Diet: Filters small Invertebrates, zooplankton and small fish.
Range: Temperate waters around the world, mainly around coasts.
Description: Huge grey-blue shark, usually with its mouth wide open.
Fun fact: Basking sharks are endangered due to fishing for oil and their fins.
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Atlantic cod
Diet: Fish, mollusks, crustaceans and sea worms.
Range: North Atlantic.
Description: Large grey fish with small spots, sometimes yellow.
Fun fact: These fish can live to up to 20 years old.
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Giant oceanic manta ray
Diet: Plankton.
Range: Tropical to temperate waters worldwide.
Description: Up to 7m wide with a black-blue top and white underside.
Fun fact: These enormous rays may be declining due to overfishing.
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Spiny dogfish
Diet: Crustaceans, squids, octopuses, smaller sharks, shrimp, jellyfish and sea cucumbers.
Range: Temperate Atlantic and Pacific oceans, Black sea, North sea and Mediterranean ocean.
Description: Small grey sharks with a white underside.
Fun fact: The dogfish of the Pacific ocean can live up to 80 years but the ones of the Atlantic only live up to 40.
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Patagonian bumblebee
Diet: Pollen and nectar.
Range: Central and southern Patagonia.
Description: Furry orange bumblebee with dark wings.
Fun fact: These furry insects can grow up to 4mm, huge in bee terms!
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High Brown Fritillary
Diet: Bramble and Common knapweed nectar.
Range: Europe, Asia and Africa.
Description: Orange butterfly with black-green spots and lines.
Fun fact: High Brown Fritillaries are mainly endangered due to habitat loss.
Stag beetles
Diet: Nectar and tree sap.
Range: European countries other than Ireland.
Description: Huge black-red beetles - males with giant horns.
Fun fact: These giant insects can live from 3 to 7 years old.
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Giant Pink Slug
Diet: Algae and mosses.
Range: Top of Mount Kaputar.
Description: Large red-pink slug.
Fun fact: These slugs come out at night to climb trees and eat while in the day, they hide in leaf litter.
Giant Pacific octopus
Diet: Crustaceans, fish and other octopuses.
Range: North Pacific ocean.
Description: Orange, grey or red octopus sometimes hidden in seaweed or rocks.
Fun fact: Giant Pacific Octopuses are the largest species of octopus in the world.
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Freshwater pearl mussel
Diet: Filters river water and ingests organic matter.
Range: Both sides of the Atlantic.
Description: Brown-yellow shell, not usually opened.
Fun fact: Freshwater pearl mussels can live up to 130 years old!
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Atlantic Bluefin Tuna - Blue Planet Society
Atlantic Cod - Wikipedia
West Indian Ocean Coelacanth - Wikipedia
Giant Oceanic Manta Ray - Wikipedia
Basking Shark - The Wildlife Trusts
Spiny Dogfish - Wikipedia
Patagonian Bumblebee - Wikipedia
High Brown Fritillary - Butterfly Conservation
Stag Beetle - The Wildlife Trusts
Giant Pink Slug - National Geographic
Giant Pacific Octopus - Wikipedia
Freshwater Pearl Mussel - The Wildlife Trusts