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Seashore SEE ALSO

▸ ▸ Birds p.39
▸ ▸ Habitats p.126
The area where land meets the sea or ocean is called the ▸ ▸ Invertebrates p.139
seashore. It may be sand, mud, or rock. Animals and plants ▸ ▸ North America
that live here have to be able to survive crashing waves p.184

and the water level changing twice a day. ▸ ▸ Oceans and seas
p.187

▸ ▸ Tides p.254

Shore zones
The seashore has different zones, which are
divided by the distance they are from the ocean. Brandt’s cormorants
Animals in the low tide zone are mostly in the California gulls rest together on rocks
near the water.
water all the time, while those in the high tide soar over the
shores, searching
zone have to survive in air when the tide is out. for fish, insects,
and eggs to eat.

Brown pelicans
California sea have a pouch in
lions rest on land their beak to
in large numbers. store food. Spray zone
This area is not underwater,
Acorn barnacles but is splashed by wave
close up during after wave.
low tide.

Sea otters have
High tide zone thick fur to keep Kelp are tall
sea plants.
This area is only them warm.
covered in water when
the tide comes in.
Hermit crabs live in
California blue seashells to keep
mussels clean themselves safe
the sea water. from other animals.

Sculpin fish eat
small fish and
shellfish.

Purple sea urchins Green sea
anemones are
move around using animals with long,
suckers on their armlike tentacles.
tube-shaped feet.

Low tide zone Purple ochre sea US Pacific coast
This seashore is home to
stars can survive for
This area is eight hours without thousands of different animals
covered in water being in water. and sea plants. The coastline
most of the time. has cool temperatures.

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