Fishy Food

The Oceans provide may varieties of food to suit all the creatures that live there. Some fish feed on the plants that grow on the sea floor and on rocks and some prey on other fish and sea life.

Bottlenose Dolphin
The Bottlenose Dolphin like to eat a wide variety of fishes, squids, and crustaceans such as shrimps. The Bottlenose Dolphin gets its name from its bottle-shaped snout which contains lots of sharp pointed teeth however Dolphins do not chew their food and instead swallow it whole.

Moon Jelly
Moon Jellies have a transparent, milky white bell rimmed with hundreds of short, hair-like tentacles. They use these tentacles to catch food such as Zoo plankton which are tiny creatures that float around in the water.

Smoothhound
The Smoothhound feeds on creatures that live on and around the sea bed such as crabs, shrimp and clams. It has short, blunt teeth to break open the shells of its prey. Smoothhounds can grow up to 160 cm in length and are usually found on the sea bed.

African Clawed frog
The African Clawed Frog feeds on insects, larvae, worms and the rotting flesh of dead animals, however they are scavengers and will eat most anything they can fit into their mouths.  They find their food by smell and touch.

Sea Star
The Sea Star likes to feed on sea creatures such as Mussels, Snails, Oysters and Worms. It uses its arms to pull apart the shells and pushes its stomach out through its mouth and uses digestive juices to turn the creature inside the shell into a liquid so the Sea Star can eat it.

Grey Seal
The Grey Seal eats many varieties of fish including Flounder, Sole, Sand Eel, Cod and Whiting. Grey seals have been seen to raid the nets of fishing boats and completely empty them.