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🐠 Fish and Sea Life

Shrimp facts for kids

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

🏠 Where does the shrimp live?: Oceans, rivers and ponds
🍽️ What does the shrimp eat?: Tiny plants and bits of food
🔊 What sound does it make, or how does it move?: Snaps and flicks its tail
✨ Fun fact: Shrimp swim backwards by flicking their tails.

Ages 3 to 8 Fish and Sea Life

All about the shrimp

The shrimp is one of the fish and sea life in our Animal Kingdom. You can find it in oceans, rivers and ponds, and it eats tiny plants and bits of food. It snaps and flicks its tail. This page is a good fit for ages 3 to 8 (Preschool to 3rd Grade), and Buzzby can read it out loud.

Is the shrimp 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 shrimp? Where was it?
What would you eat if you were a shrimp?
Can you make the shrimp's sound or move like it?

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For grown ups

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.