Thursday, 2 July 2009

Is the octopus endangered?

The octopus is not critically endangered but people are taking too much of them to sell. But they could become endangered. 

Octopus Fact number 1: Did you know an octopus has three hearts.
Octopus Fact number 2: There are exactly 289 different species of octopus
Octopus Fact number 3: A blue-ringed octopus has a bite that can kill a man in 15 minutes

Here is a link to a website that tells you why you should not buy a Blue Ring Octopus - they are becoming rare. 


Wednesday, 1 July 2009

The Shark Fin Soup Trade


Lots of people kill sharks just for their fins. We need to ban this or sharks will become                 extinct. Sharks are amazing and ancient creatures which were on our earth millions of years before human beings. They have the right to continue for millions of years to come.

Take a look at this horrible picture on the great website about saving our earth www.treehugger.com. One of my favourites!