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Truth or Lie

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Created on June 26, 2022

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Truth

The ocean has many mysteries. In this game we challenge you to discover some truths and lies about some of the most amazing sea animals.

Lie

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1/10

A whale is a fish.

Lie

Truth

1/10

Whales are mammals.

Whales belong to the cetacean group. Cetaceans are mammals that are fully adapted to the aquatic environment.

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Lie

2/10

Octopuses have several repeated body parts.

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Truth

2/10

Octopuses have 8 arms, 9 brains and 3 hearts

In addition to the main brain, each of the 8 arms has a local brain that functions independently. It also has a main heart and two secondary hearts.

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Truth

3/10

Jellyfish are older than dinosaurs.

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3/10

The oldest jellyfish fossil is 505 million years old.

It is possible that jellyfish have existed for more than 700 million years. Dinosaurs appeared "only" 250 million years ago.

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Truth

4/10

Penguins can breathe underwater.

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Truth

4/10

Penguins do not breathe underwater.

Penguins are birds, and although they spend a lot of time at sea, they have to come up to the surface to breathe.

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5/10

The color of the flamingos depends on the food.

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5/10

young flamingos are white or gray.

Throughout their lives they will eat algae and small crustaceans (from the shrimp group) and will turn a pinkish color. This color is due to a pigment called carotene that exists in those foods.

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6/10

The females of the black seacdevils are much smaller than the males.

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Truth

6/10

It is common for female fish to be larger than male fish.

There are some mammals and birds in which the females are often larger than the males. This is very common for fishes. The black seadevil is a great example. The female can measure 18 cm and the male only 3 cm.

female

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male

Lie

7/10

In seahorse species it is the males that become pregnant.

Lie

Truth

7/10

It is the male seahorse that carries the eggs.

In seahorse species the female transfers her eggs to the male. The male fertilizes and carries the eggs for two months.

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Truth

8/10

The sailfish is the fastest fish in the world.

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Truth

8/10

The sailfish is as fast as the cheetah.

The sailfish can exceed 110 km/h. The cheetah (a mammal) and the Peregrine falcon (a bird) are the only animals capable of reaching such high speeds.

Next

Truth

9/10

All sharks are large in size.

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Truth

9/10

Sharks can be have sizes.

Among the 400 shark species, some measure only 20 cm and others almost 20 m. The largest of all is the whale shark.

Net

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10/10

The Clownfish can change sex.

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Truth

10/10

clownfish changes sex in response to the environment

Clownfish are born male. Throughout its life it can change from male to female and vice versa to keep the population balanced. This phenomenon is called sex inversion. 10% of fish species have this ability to change sex when needed.

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