The Alligator Gazette: New Edition
By Jacob Abraham
Things Animals Do!!!
My friend Martine and I were on a class trip off the coast of South Africa. While on the trip, a man named Norm fell into shark infested waters without a cage! I was so worried about him. Anyways, on our trip we saw tons of dolphins and sardines. This was totally unusual as we watched dolphins bundle up sardines into bait balls, and then the dolphins swam right through and ate them. Here are some stories about other natural phenomenons we saw.
Dolphin Run
When Martine dove, she took an underwater camera and took this great photograph of a bait ball. Why do dolphins even do this? Probably because they want an easy meal.
Sardine Run Underwater Photography - Bait Ball
The Clownfish Home
The Clownfish live in poisonous sea plants which is hard to believe. It seems to be the only one that can survive in sea anemone by eating leftovers of other fish on the sea anemone such as zooplankton.
Picture from Wikipedia
Glowing Plankton "Otherwise know as phosphorescent phyloplankton"
To see this bright tiny fish, Martine and I had to wait until about 2 am. But once we did, it was a real wonder. We saw dolphins swimming through them so they shimmered like glass. I really wanted to see them close up so I jumped in the water. It was so dark out, except for the plankton. All these phenomenons where truly amazing.