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Giant lulp w,, 9raw up
rau /J 11/•cst 111 quidt
/mtat-,r'"'·in1 p/,1n1
tu 1f,111t bam~. tit~
on land.
~earchmg lor their lood. they can stay fixed
uny . lloaung planktonlc creamres into their
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individual /ttdi119 heads.
SiJ/1 am1/,s sue/, as tlitsr
called pqlyps (It/I),_
of kelp pests. Diving down 10 the seabed
?"~ is now busy munching into IIS t~sty
home to the delightful sea oner. These
reach. The undcrslory in a kelp forest has
all examples of marine animals that look
•~ one sp?t because warer currents carry
and behave rather like plants. Instead ol
charming creatures arc vital predators
Anemones. sponges, and sea squirts are
Europem, dead m111J 's
colcmil!J. H1111J"J1. of
ms,des. Without 1he otters. sea urchins
finsrn grow Ill farJ
can overgraze and destroy large areas
!his oner (below) has collected a sea
urchin. cracked It open with a rock
Californian giant kelp forests are
PLANT-LIKE ANIMALS
· many such animals.
SEA OTTERS
ol kelp lores!.
I Colorful anro,ones I I ofttn form port of the Cl\l i.rt 1111dngroU'lh in l:.clp ,,. forests. Thrir stinJinJ ltntadn can (OplllT( , ,,., flt1alf fiJ/1 a11J slui•ps. , 1 /' I 1• ANtl\1AL HOMES Kelp planlS provide a home for many small animals that live and leed on them. Hundreds ol dillerent spe
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MEADOWS ny European I ma ITHIN EASY REACH of the teeming bu st1 C O tranquil forests. . , , . ·d · 11 kelp can l 'f • H<1rbor sNII (right) rcrt ,md p/11}' in tht I.tip fo• ml. i,ifrfn•m//1 rprtJ,1t1 1 T}' di,trb th,11 p.ttrol tl1t "P'" 11',ltrn: Jar1l1er out to SM. SAFE HAVEN but their mother does not look alter 1hem. In 1he open ocean, 1h
DK GUIDE TO THE OCEANS FORESTS AND . . . W and American Ctttes. there arc unmcnsc, Tlwst' forests lie not on land but under the sea all d arc fonnc by ~iant seawt·eds known as kelp. Giant Ca I ornia reach nearly 197 ft (60 m) long. These huge plants provide a habitat for a wide variety of fish. which in turn are hunted by seals. sea lions. and dolphins. Kelp forests gro
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