Sealife

Grey Seal  Halichoerus grypus

The grey Seal is common in the coastal areas of Scotland. It's scientific name, Halichoerus grypus, means hooked-nosed sea pig. It is a large seal with the bulls weighing up to 300kg and measuring up to 3.3m long. The cows are much smaller weighing only 100-150kg. The grey seal is often found in large groups. They eat fish such as sand eals and cod. the grey seal will eat whatever else it can find such as octopus and lobster. The pups that are born in autum have silky white fur that sheds within a couple of months.


Moon Jellyfish Aurelia aurita

The moon jellyfish is about 25-40cm in diamater and can be reconised by the four blue or purple rings on the top of it. It eats Plankton and other types of small food that it takes in with it's tentacles and then digests them. Like other jellyfish it can't move very well by itself so it just goes with the current. They live in oceans across the world but their main predetors are the Ocean Sunfish and the Leatherback Sea Turtle. In the wild they ussualy only live for about 6 months. This is still enough time for them to reproduce though.