Features
- Unknown Binding: 40 pages
- Published by: Four Winds Press
- Edition: 1st Edition 1976
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0590074679
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0590074674
Product Description
Describes the building of coral reefs and the animal life going on around them.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Danger! An enemy is near. A big fish is after a
foureye butterfly fish. But the big fish can't tell if the butterfly fish is coming or going. The foureye butterfly fish can fool its enemies with the two round black spots on its back that look like eyes.
The butterfly fish is safe - this time.
There is always danger on a coral reef. Fish must eat to live. And many big fish eat other creatures. How do fish protect themselves from danger?
There are good hiding places all over the reef. Some fish live in tiny places where bigger fish can't fit.
Some fish dig up the sand with their fins, making holes to hide in.
Some fish have spines. These are useful in times of danger.
Blue tangs have spines near their fins.
Sting rays have one or two spines on their tails.
Porcupine fish are covered with spines.
Some fish have streamlined bodies that are built for speed. They can swim away from their enemies in a flash.
An octopus shoots out a cloud of black ink. For a moment the ink blinds the octopus's enemy, giving the octopus time to swim to safety.
A group of fish swim by. When one turns, all the fish turn. They swim close together. The group of fish is called a
school. Fish in schools are safer than fish swimming alone. Why? A hungry enemy often gets confused and doesn't know which fish to go after.
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