Terrific Tunnies!
By Kylie Babb
Introduction
Habitat
A place that is sacred to the tuna is its habitat. Tuna can usually be found in warmer waters, along the Atlantic coast. People fish for tuna in Bimini (Bahama Islands), The Bay of Fundy (Nova Scotia), and Santa Catalina Island. Tuna is usually found in deeper waters, and these terrific tunnies are most popular in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Black Sea. Although it is now often, tuna can also be found along the coast of Norway and Western Africa.
Diet
But what’s the big fish going to eat? Other fish, of course! Tunnies are carnivores. They eat little fish, such as mackerels, hake fish, and herrings. Would you believe that tunnies can also eat squid? It is hard to believe that tuna can also eat crustaceans, such a crabs. Even though tuna can eat crustaceans, that is only when they have to. The way tuna gets it’s food is pretty simple. Tuna swims up to it’s food, and takes a big bite. Yum!
Body Structure
How big is this large fish? Even though the largest tuna ever recorded (EVER) was 21 feet long and weighed about 1600 lbs, the average tuna is about 6.5 feet in length, and weighs between 60-200 lbs. Something special about the tuna is its color and it’s ability to camouflage. The top of a tuna is a dark blue, and when it is looked at from above, it looks like the ocean floor. The underside of the tuna is a silvery white, and when it is looked at from above, the tuna looks like the surface of the ocean.
Closing
Diorama
1= Portuguese Man-of-War
2= Narwhal
3= Jelly Fish
4= Tuna
5= Sea Turtle
6= Coral
7= Starfish
8= Sea Snail
9= Crab