Marine Creature of the Month: Famous Fish Overview
As Famous Fish has drawn to a natural close, I thought it would be fun to have a quick look at all the famous fishies we've looked at over the past year. Yeah, year! And to finish this theme in style, I thought we could do a vote to see who has been our favourite! Nemo the Clownfish Notable features: Stripey orange and white body. Live in anemone. Live in social hierarchies where ladies dominate. Threatened due to the popularity of Finding Nemo and climate change. Fun Fact: When the dominant female is removed, the dominant male will change gender to fill her void. Free Willy the Orca Notable Features: Strident black and white patterns. Opportunistic hunters - they will eat anything that moves. The females live longer than the males. They are very intelligent creatures which do not thrive in captivity. Fun Fact: Despite being called "Killer Whales" they are actually dolphins. The moniker is believed to be an inversion of "Whale Killers" because they, you know, ...