Generate a random marine animal with a photo and facts. The list covers whales, seals, sea otters, crabs, lobsters, sea urchins, corals and jellyfish.
The ocean covers about 70% of the planet and holds a huge variety of life, much of it still undiscovered.
All 22 sea animals in the generator
- Jellyfish – Has survived for over 650 million years
- Starfish – Can regenerate lost arms
- Blue Whale – The largest animal known to have ever lived, up to about 30 m long
- Humpback Whale – Males sing complex songs that can be repeated for hours
- Orca – Orcas are actually the largest members of the dolphin family
- Beluga Whale – Nicknamed the 'canary of the sea' for its chirps and whistles
- Narwhal – Its tusk is actually a tooth that can grow about 3 m long
- Sperm Whale – It has the biggest brain of any animal on Earth
- Manatee – Manatees' closest living relatives are elephants
- Walrus – Walruses use their tusks to haul themselves out onto the ice
- Sea Otter – It has the densest fur of any animal, up to a million hairs per square inch
- California Sea Lion – Unlike seals, sea lions have ear flaps and can walk on their flippers
- Dugong – Sailors' mermaid legends may have been inspired by dugongs
- Japanese Spider Crab – It has the longest leg span of any arthropod, up to about 3.7 m
- American Lobster – Its blood is pale blue because it uses copper instead of iron
- Mantis Shrimp – Its punch is so fast it makes bubbles that collapse with a flash of light
- Sea Urchin – Its mouth, called Aristotle's lantern, has five self-sharpening teeth
- Sea Anemone – A relative of jellyfish and corals, it catches prey with stinging tentacles
- Brain Coral – Each 'brain' is a colony of thousands of tiny animals called polyps
- Horseshoe Crab – Not a true crab; its blue blood is used to test medicines for bacteria
- Sea Cucumber – Some shoot out their insides to scare predators, then regrow them
- Krill – Their combined mass may be among the largest of any animal species on Earth
Frequently asked questions
- What is a marine animal?
- Any animal that lives in the sea for all or most of its life, from whales to corals.
- Are fish included?
- Fish have their own random fish generator. This page focuses on other sea animals such as marine mammals and invertebrates.
- Is the sea animal generator free?
- Yes, it is free with no sign-up.