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🐠 Fish and Sea Life

Pufferfish facts for kids

Where the pufferfish lives, what it eats, the sound it makes and a fun fact. Tap Tell me! and Buzzby reads it out loud.

🏠 Where does the pufferfish live?
Warm shallow seas
🍽️ What does the pufferfish eat?
Shellfish and algae
🔊 What sound does it make, or how does it move?
Puffs up like a ball
✨ Fun fact
When scared, a pufferfish gulps water and swells up so it is too big to swallow.

Ages 5 to 10 Fish and Sea Life

All about the pufferfish

The pufferfish is one of the fish and sea life in our Animal Kingdom. You can find it in warm shallow seas, and it eats shellfish and algae. It puffs up like a ball. This page is a good fit for ages 5 to 10 (Kindergarten to 5th Grade), and Buzzby can read it out loud.

Is the pufferfish one of the fish and sea life?

Yes. Fish breathe through gills and most are covered in scales. The ocean is home to many other amazing creatures too.

Talk about it

  • Have you ever seen a pufferfish? Where was it?
  • What would you eat if you were a pufferfish?
  • Can you make the pufferfish's sound or move like it?

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DoodleBeez is an ad free learning site for ages 3 to 14 from ABIEdu Kids. The Animal Kingdom has 209 animals, each read aloud by Buzzby the bee, plus 510 read aloud picture books, step by step drawing guides and learning games. Start free, no card needed.