Find out a bit more about some of the characters

Fun facts:

• Kye and Kiki in the story are phytoplankton.
• Phytoplankton is a type of marine microalgae, which is similar to plants found on land.
• They make their energy from the sun. 
• There are thousands of different types of phytoplankton.
• Phytoplankton make more than half the oxygen on Earth.

Fun Facts:

• Corals are actually animals not plants or rocks!
• The animal that makes the coral structure is called a polyp.
• A polyp is related to anemones and jellyfish 
• They help to protect coastlines from storms and waves.
• Coral reefs provide a home for many different animals.

Fun Facts:

• Sea urchins live in all 5 oceans. 
• There are about 950 different species of sea urchins. 
• They belong to a group of animals called echinoderms that are all covered in spiky skin. 
• They do not have a bone in their body! 
• The name urchin translates in many countries into hedgehog, so they are sea hedgehogs!

5 Fun facts:

• Blue starfish
•  can grow up to 40cm in diameter. 
• They have 5 cylinder shaped arms unlike most starfish who's are are pointed. 
• They defend themselves against predators by producing a chemical compound called saponins, this is not dangerous to humans. 
• They are only found in the Indo-pacific oceans.

5 Fun facts:

• The blacktip reef shark prefers shallow coral reef waters. 
• They get their name from the back on their fins. 
• They grow to an average size of 1.7m
• They are social animals 
• They can give birth to up to 10 pups a year

5 Fun facts: 

• There are about 90 different species of parrotfish that are found in warm tropical waters all over the world.
• They have 2 sets of teeth, one which is like a beak and the other in its throat to grind up its food. 
• Some parrotfish make a bubble of mucus to sleep in at night. 
• Parrotfish poop sand. This is undigested bits of coral and rock. 
• Parrotfish can change genders.