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The Yellow Bellied Sea Snakes

From Octonauts · 2010

The Yellow Bellied Sea Snakes
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Summary

When the Octonauts meet the the yellow bellied sea snakes, they set out to learn how this ocean creature lives — where it makes its home, what it eats, and the special features and behaviors that help it survive. A full Octonauts “Creature Report” episode, an easy drop-in for a life-science lesson on animals, habitats, and adaptations.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Every Octonauts adventure ends with a “Creature Report.” In this one, the crew investigates the the yellow bellied sea snakes and what makes it suited to life in the ocean.

  1. What special features or behaviors help the the yellow bellied sea snakes survive in the ocean?
  2. How is the the yellow bellied sea snakes's ocean habitat different from where you live? What would it need to survive there?
  3. What body parts or behaviors help the the yellow bellied sea snakes catch its food — or stay safe from being eaten?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: predator, prey, adaptation, hunt, survive.

Try it: Draw the the yellow bellied sea snakes and label one feature that helps it survive. Write one sentence explaining how that feature helps it eat, move, or stay safe.