African penguin
پنگوئن آفريقايي
The African penguin is a small, flightless bird that lives on islands off the coast of southern Africa
anchor
لنگر کشتي
An anchor is a heavy metal device that holds a ship in place
boat
قايق
Boats float in the water
blue shark
کوسه آبي
The blue shark is a sleek, fast-swimming shark with blue skin
blue whale
نهنگ آبي
The blue whale is the biggest animal that ever lived. It eats tiny food that it sieves through baleen
bowhead whale
نهنگ سرکماني
The bowhead whale is a large whale that eats tiny food that it sieves through baleen
breaching
رخنه
Breaching is when whales jump high out of the water. Sometimes whales spin around while they are breaching
bull shark
کوسه نره گاو
The bull shark is a dangerous predator that has a flattened snout
clam
صدف دوکفه اي
Clams are animals with two shells. They burrow under the sand
clown fish
دلقک ماهي
The clown fish is a colorful fish that lives with sea anemones
conch
صدف حلزوني
The conch is a large, shelled animal from warm seas
cookiecutter shark
نوعي کوسه
The cookiecutter shark is a small shark that takes circular bites out of its prey. Also known as the luminous or cigar shark
coral
مرجان
Coral is a tiny ocean animal that lives in colonies. Some corals leave a hard, stony skeleton when they die
coral reef
صخره مرجاني
Coral reefs are warm, clear, shallow ocean habitats that are rich in life
crab
خرچنگ
A crab has a hard shell and eyes on stalks on its head
cuttlefish
ده پا
The cuttlefish is a close relative of the octopus and the squid
angelfish
نوعي ماهي
Angelfish are brightly-colored fish that live in warm water
angelshark
نوعي کوسه
Angelsharks are sharks that have flat bodies and live on the ocean floor
basking shark
کوسه ماهي خاويار
The basking shark is huge and eats very tiny animals that float in the ocean
beluga whale
نوعي نهنگ
The beluga is a small, white, toothed whale that lives mostly in cold, arctic waters
dogfish shark
کوسه سگ ماهي
The dogfish shark is a small, very common shark that is found all over the world. It is not dangerous to people
dolphin
دلفين
A dolphin is a marine mammal with a long nose and teeth. Dolphins are whales
dugong
داگونگ
Dugongs are gentle, slow-swimming, aquatic mammals
echolocation
موقعيت سنجي با انعکاس صدا
In echolocation (also called sonar), a high-pitched sound (usually clicks) is sent out. The sound bounces off the object and some returns. The returning echo is interpreted to determine the object's shape, direction, distance, and texture. Dolphins (and other toothed whales) and some bats use sonar to navigate and find prey
eel
مارماهي
The eel is a long, snake-like fish
elephant seal
فک فيلي
The elephant seal is a huge seal that lives in the Pacific Ocean
emperor angelfish
ماهي امپراتور
The emperor angelfish is a brightly-colored, flattened fish that lives in shallow warm waters
emperor penguin
پنگوئن امپراتور
The emperor penguin is the largest penguin; it lives on ice packs in Antarctica
fiddler crab
خرچنگ ساززن
The fiddler crab is small crab that lives on beaches. The male fiddler crab has one enlarged claw
fin
باله
Fish use their fins to swim
fin whale
نهنگ باله بزرگ
The fin whale is a very large baleen whale. It is the second largest animal in the world
fish
ماهي
Fish live in the water and breathe with gills
flipper
باله (اندامي پارومانند)
Flippers are wide, flat limbs that many marine animals use for swimming. Seals and whales have flippers
flukes
انتهاي دم نهنگ
The tail of whales and dolphins is called the flukes (each half of the tail is called a fluke). Flukes have no bones in them. Whales swim by moving their flukes up and down in the water. fish move their tail left to right
giant squid
ماهي مرکب عظيم الجثه
Giant Squid swim deep in the oceans. They have ten arms and their eyes are the size of basketballs
gills
آبشش
Gills are organs that fish and amphibians use to breathe underwater
goblin shark
نوعي کوسه
The Goblin shark has a very long snout
gray whale
نهنگ خاکستري
The gray whale is a baleen whale that eats tiny organisms from the mud on the bottom on the ocean
great white shark
کوسه سفيد بزرگ
The Great White shark is a large, meat-eating fish
gull
مرغ نوروزي
Gulls are birds that live near oceans and lakes
hammerhead shark
کوسه سرچکشي
The hammerhead shark has a head shaped like a hammer
harp seal
نوعي فک
The harp seal is a marine mammal that lives in the North Atlantic and in the Arctic Ocean
hatchetfish
نوعي ماهي
Hatchetfish are oddly-shaped fish from South and Central America
hermit crab
خرچنگ گوشه گير
Hermit crabs are crabs that lack a hard shell; they use a discarded shell for protection
horseshoe crab
خرچنگ نعل اسبي
The horseshoe crab is a hard-shelled animal that lives in warm coastal waters on the sea floor
hull
بدنه کشتي
The hull is the main body or frame of a ship
humpback whale
نهنگ کوهان دار
Humpbacks are very acrobatic whales that sing beautiful, complex songs
intertidal zone
منطقه درون جزرومدي
The intertidal zone is where the sea meets the land, the area between high tide and low tide
jellyfish
ستاره دريايي
Jellyfish are animals that have stinging tentacles
keel
کف کشتي
The keel is the bottom of a ship
kelp
کتانجک (نوعي گياه)
Kelp is brown seaweed that grows in cold water
killer whale
نهنگ قاتل
Killer whales are also known as orcas. These whales eats hundreds of pounds of fish and marine mammals every day
krill
کريل
Krill are small marine animals that are eaten by many big animals, including some whales
lanternfish
نوعي ماهي که نور توليد مي کند
Lanternfish are fish that have light-producing organs and very large eyes
lemon shark
کوسه ليمويي
The lemon shark is a yellowish shark
lighthouse
فانوس دريايي
A lighthouse shines a very bright light so ships won't sail ashore or into rocks by mistake
limpet
ليمپت (نوعي نرم تن شکمپا)
The limpet is a marine animal with a soft body and a flattened, cone-shaped shell
lobster
نوعي خرچنگ
A lobster lives on the ocean floor and has five pairs of legs. Lobsters have blue blood
lobtailing
نوعي حرکت دم کوسه
Lobtailing is when a whale sticks its tail out of the water into the air, swings the tail around, and then slaps the tail on the water's surface. Lobtailing makes a very loud noise
macaroni penguin
پنگوئن ماکاروني
The macaroni penguin is a penguin from the Antarctic that has a yellow, feathery crest on its head
mako shark
نوعي کوسه
The mako shark is a very fast shark with bluish skin
manatee
گاو دريايي
Manatees are gentle, slow-swimming, aquatic mammalsmanatee
man-of-war
جرگه شناور جانوران
The Portuguese man-of-war is a floating colony of animals that has very long, stinging tentacles. It lives in warm ocean waters
manta ray
نوعي سفره ماهي
Manta rays are harmless fish and are related to sharks. Mantas are the biggest rays
marine mammals
پستانداران دريايي
Marine mammals live in the sea and breathe air. Seals, sea lions, whales, and others are marine mammals
moray eel
نوعي مارماهي
The moray eel is a long, snake-like fish that has circular gills
narwhal
نهنگ دريايي قطب شمال
The narwhal is an Arctic whale; the male has a huge tooth
nautilus
حلزون گرمسيري مارپيچي
The nautilus is a sea animal related to the squid and octopus
nurse shark
کوسه پرستار
The nurse shark is a large predator that lives in warm water in coral reefs
octopus
اختاپوس، هشت پا
Octopi have eight arms and live on the sea floor
orca
نام ديگر نهنگ قاتل
Orcas are also known as killer whales. An orca eats hundreds of pounds of fish and marine mammals every day
otter
سمور دريايي
An otter is a playful aquatic mammal
oyster
نوعي صدف (خوراکي)
The oyster is a soft-bodied marine animal that is protected by two hard shells
pelican
پليکان
The pelican is fish-eating bird with a huge, pouched bill
penguin
پنگوئن
Penguins are birds that cannot fly but swim very well
plankton
پلانکتون
Plankton are tiny organisms that float in the seas and other bodies of water. Plankton is the base of the oceanic food web
pod
گروه نهنگ ها
A group of whales is called a pod
polar bear
خرس قطبي
Polar bears are large meat-eaters live in the far north. They have clear-colored hair and black skin
porpoise
دلفين
A porpoise is a marine mammal with a long nose and teeth. They are also known as dolphins; they are a type of toothed whales
porthole
پنجره کشتي
A porthole is a window in a ship
propeller
پروانه کشتي
A propeller is a device with blades that is turned by an engine; it makes boats (and some airplanes) move
prow
دماغه کشتي
The prow is front part of a ship
pufferfish
ماهي پفي
Also called blowfish, this poisonous fish can swallow water to double its size