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Did you know that an enormous amount of plastic particles and litter are ending up in the oceans around the world? It is estimated that the patch in the Pacific Ocean, which is the largest and deepest ocean, is equivalent to the size of Europe | Did you know that an enormous amount of plastic particles and litter are ending up in the oceans around the world? It is estimated that the patch in the Pacific Ocean, which is the largest and deepest ocean, is equivalent to the size of Europe. | ||
<div align="right">''[https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/marine-litter-2013-a-growing European Environment Agency]''</div> | <div align="right">''[https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/marine-litter-2013-a-growing European Environment Agency]''</div> | ||
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Did you know that the ocean is responsible for the water cycle which affects our weather and climate? | Did you know that the ocean is responsible for the water cycle which affects our weather and climate? | ||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | ||
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Did you know that the body and arms of the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACrown_of_Thorns_Starfish_at_Malapascuas_Island_v._II.jpg Crown-of-thorn starfish] are covered with spines which are used for locomotion and for defense from potential predators? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://oceana.org/marine-life/corals-and-other-invertebrates/crown-thorns-starfish/ Oceana]''</div> | |||
Did you know that in the next one hundred years, global climate is estimated to rise by 0.5°C (0.9°F) due to the increase in the temperature caused just by the ocean? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://marinebio.org/oceans/conservation/global-warming/ Marinebio]''</div> | |||
Did you know that noise pollution can disrupt the migration and reproduction patterns of marine mammals such as whales and dolphins? | |||
<div align="right">''[https://www.marineinsight.com/environment/causes-and-effects-of-ocean-dumping/ Marine Insight]''</div> | |||
Did you know that scientists believe that the marine otter is monogamous? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://oceana.org/marine-life/marine-mammals/marine-otter/ Oceana]''</div> | |||
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Revision as of 05:19, 13 December 2017
Did you know that an enormous amount of plastic particles and litter are ending up in the oceans around the world? It is estimated that the patch in the Pacific Ocean, which is the largest and deepest ocean, is equivalent to the size of Europe?
Did you know that the Killer whale is considered to be amongst the smartest animals on the planet competing with the great apes (chimps and gorillas) for the number one?
Did you know that out of all the oceans, the Atlantic Ocean is the saltiest?
Did you know that the ocean is responsible for the water cycle which affects our weather and climate?