Habitat
Animals of Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean circles Antarctica. Its cold, nutrient-rich waters feed huge swarms of krill, which in turn feed penguins, seals and whales.
11 animals in the library live in Southern Ocean, from the dolphin to the yellow-eyed penguin. Mostly mammals (5), invertebrates (3) and birds (2).
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Dolphin
Delphinidae and other families (bottlenose: Tursiops truncatus)
Lives 20-60 years; female orcas 80-90
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Elephant Seal
Mirounga angustirostris and Mirounga leonina
Lives 14-20 years; males usually less
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Jellyfish
Scyphozoa (true jellyfish, about 200 species)
Lives a few months to a year as an adult
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Minke Whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata (Antarctic minke: Balaenoptera bonaerensis)
Lives 30-50 years; some past 60
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Octopus
Octopoda (order, about 300 species)
Lives 1-3 years; up to about 5
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Penguin
Spheniscidae (emperor penguin: Aptenodytes forsteri)
Lives 15-20 years; some reach 30
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Sea Lion
Otariinae (subfamily, six species)
Lives 20-30 years
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Shark
Selachimorpha (superorder, over 500 species)
Lives 20-30 years; the Greenland shark may exceed 400
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Sperm Whale
Physeter macrocephalus
Lives 60-70 years, probably longer
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Starfish
Asteroidea (class, about 2,000 species)
Lives 5-10 years; some over 30
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Yellow-Eyed Penguin
Megadyptes antipodes
Lifespan: Some individuals reach 20 years
No animals match those filters.
