Narwhal

Narwhal is one of the most amazing inhabitants of the underwater world .

This mammal reaches more than four meters in length. Cub it is also not tiny - five feet. Beast weighs about two tons, with a third of body weight is fat. And its distinctive feature - tusk - grows up to two meters and weighs 10 pounds!

Moreover, it is quite surprising animal "talkative": sounds like whistles, moans, groans, creaks and gurgles.

This rare protected species found in the waters of the Arctic Ocean, is listed as endangered. The hunt for him has reached grandiose scale . Northern People lied to eat meat for food, made ​​from the fat of butter, and intestine is used to make ropes.And, of course, the tusks of narwhal . They are valued particularly expensive, and made ​​of them crafts.

Manta

Davy Jones - is manta ray. He jumps out of the water like sea monster.

Still, its width reaches seven meters, and weight - two tons! Of course, such a giant is always hungry, so he overcomes great distances in search of food - plangtonov ..

But size does not interfere with the monumental ramp move easily in the water, gracefully waving wings.

In summer, from June to August, the animal can be seen in the Indian Ocean, often - in the water. Meet a monster - an event not for the faint of heart. Perhaps that is why for many years it was thought that the manta ray attack people and is even able to eat, swallowing whole . Actually, the worst damage that can cause a man found him across the ocean - not in time to jump out of the water and crush boat with their weight.

Sea cow

Mermaid fish tail boasts the dugong . The water body and its head is reminiscent of men.

Even the name of this mammal comes from duyung, which means mermaid, sea maiden. (But fantastic character will prettier). Dugong has a small round head and short neck. On its face stump hanging fleshy lips. Immediately from the neck begins this beautiful tail, the tail-this beast and reminds mermaid.

Dugong inhabits warm coastal waters in bays and lagoons of Kenya and Mozambique. Usually sea monster keeps aloof and behaves very modestly popasetsya off the coast, eat algae and - retire. Why not a cow in a pasture, or dugong is called: sea cow.

Whistling sounds it emits only when nervous or scared . According to legend, the singing mermaid sea could enchant sailors. Having a good ear, dugong can catch the slightest fluctuations of water. But hearing the animal developed very poorly.

They say that the meat of these mammals is very similar to veal. It is clear that the hunt for dugongs. Aborigines traditionally catch them with harpoons boats, any other kind of hunting is prohibited: the dugong is listed as endangered.

Leafy Sea Dragon

Leafy sea dragon today I will talk about the underwater kingdom. Another amazing its inhabitants Leafy sea dragon.At first glance, even strange, that this creature otnositsyane to flora. It is a fish. Marine fish. Here, truly - a surprising number.leafy sea dragon lives in Australian waters, shallow water, preferring vodichku moderate temperature. Strange being covered almost translucent tentacles, very reminiscent of the leaves of seaweed. These fins are used for masking, and motion do not participate, so the sea monster slowly moves (about 100 meters) per hour.Despite its small size - from 15 to 40 cm, appetite amazing fish does not suffer. Eats small shrimps to 3000 a day (and this is with no teeth!).

Very interesting touching pregnant fish. Females are capable of putting more than a ruby-colored eggs that are fertilized and "hide" under the tail of the future papashiPary closer to each other and perform the "dance of love", changing its color to a bright. And so every day. But after 4-8 weeks are born small drakosha as two peas similar to their ancestors.

Underwater Kingdom

There was a time when people and nature come together, when people are not even surprised any mermaids or unicorns. Nature was magical. And the underwater world seething sea monsters.

However, science has made an amazing discovery: the animals were found, giving rise to myths and legends.

But nature is still a mystery. We just learned to separate fact from fiction. And often, science is amazing myths.

Life originated in the ocean. In its waters, and now you can see many amazing things.

Spiral unicorn horn was found in a small whale, not less surprising than the beast of legend. Lied to use the horn, like a medieval knight of his sword.

Mermaid fish tail boasts the dugong. The water body and its head is reminiscent of men.

Davy Jones - is manta ray. He jumps out of the water like sea monster.

How many more unknown is fraught with wonderful underwater kingdom!