Built for speed, endurance and power - our printable tuna mask celebrates one of the ocean's greatest athletes! The bluefin tuna is among the fastest, strongest and most impressive fish in the sea, capable of crossing entire oceans in weeks. With that sleek, torpedo body and distinctive metallic-blue colouring, this mask is a brilliant ocean choice. Perfect for sea creatures school plays, ocean habitat classroom projects, World Book Day, birthday parties, and blisteringly fast imaginative underwater adventures.

The tuna is a fascinating subject for ocean ecosystems and animal adaptation topics - its warm-blooded physiology, extraordinary speed and epic migrations set it apart from almost every other fish in the sea. Every mask comes with a full colour version AND a black and white line art version for colouring in.

5 Interesting Facts About Tuna!

Tuna are warm-blooded - unlike almost all other fish, they can regulate their body temperature, maintaining their muscles and organs warmer than the surrounding water for better performance in cold depths.
Bluefin tuna can cross the Atlantic Ocean in 60 days - tagged individuals have been tracked making the 9,000km journey from Europe to North America and back, one of the longest migrations of any fish.
They can reach speeds of up to 70km/h - their streamlined, crescent-tailed body is one of nature's most hydrodynamically perfect designs, and they maintain high speed for far longer than most other fast fish.
Tuna must keep swimming to breathe - like sharks, they rely on ram ventilation, swimming with their mouths open to force water over their gills. If they stop swimming, they suffocate.
Atlantic bluefin tuna are critically endangered - decades of overfishing have reduced populations to a fraction of historical levels, though recent catch limits have allowed some recovery in certain regions.

Printable Tuna Mask

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