Snorkel With Mrs. Yollis!

As the summer winds down here in the northern hemisphere, I wanted to share one more animal post from my fantastic trip to Hawaii. Snorkeling along the coral reef was a daily activity for me. I got to meet beautiful tropical fish like this bird wrasse and the state fish of Hawaii, the humuhumunukunukuapua'a!  

If you've never had a chance to snorkel, come and glimpse the beauty with me!

This year, the class will be studying animal habitats. The ocean is the largest habitat in the world. 

Here is my video post Moray Eels!
If you want to see my sea turtle video, click here!

Have you ever snorkeled?

Which fish did you enjoy finding?

Did you notice any color adaptations?

(False eyes? Camouflage? Advertising coloration?)

Video: Moray Eels!

Mrs. Yollis spent a lovely vacation in Hawaii.

 

 While snorkeling there, she got to  swim with sea turtles! 

In addition, she encountered moray eels on the coral reef from time to time.  Below is a video Mr. Yollis took of two separate eels. 

Here is a link from Enchanted Learning with a diagram of an eel and some interesting information.

Mrs. Yollis noticed that whenever she saw an eel, the peacock grouper was usually nearby. Therefore, whenever she saw a peacock grouper, she would stop swimming and look for an eel. Since she returned home, she's done some reading, and it appears that the groupers and the eel hunt together! 

 

Do you have any fun facts to share about eels?

Have you ever snorkeled? If so, what did you see?