Just like a fish, a seahorse has a skeleteon, gills and fins. Unlike other fish, homever, it does not have scales. Its body is covered with bony plates of 'armor'. This heavy 'armor' makes it hard for the seahorse to swim.
A seahorse spends much of its time resting among the sea plants. It uses its prehensile tail to anchor itself to the plants. When microscopic sea animals swim by, the seahorse quickly sucks them up with its long snout.
Seahorse are clever at camouflaging themselves. They come in many colors. They can be brown, red, yellow, black, grey, or white. They can also change their colors in the blink of an eye. This makes it hard for the enemies likes birds and crabs to see them.
The most unusual thing about seahorse though, is that male seahorse give birth ! The male seahorse has a pouch below his belly. The femali places 150 to 200 eggs in this pouch. The male will then fertilize the eggs. He keeps them safe until they become fully-formed baby seahorse. Baby seahorse must look after themselves as soon as they are born.
In many parts of the world, seahorse face danger. Pollution destroys their homes. People in some asian countries capture seahorse to make medicines. In north America, many people like to cacth seahorse and keep them in aquariums as pets. Nowdays, there are seahorse 'farms' which provide lots of seahorse for those who want to keep the seahorses as their pets.
A seahorse spends much of its time resting among the sea plants. It uses its prehensile tail to anchor itself to the plants. When microscopic sea animals swim by, the seahorse quickly sucks them up with its long snout.
Seahorse are clever at camouflaging themselves. They come in many colors. They can be brown, red, yellow, black, grey, or white. They can also change their colors in the blink of an eye. This makes it hard for the enemies likes birds and crabs to see them.
The most unusual thing about seahorse though, is that male seahorse give birth ! The male seahorse has a pouch below his belly. The femali places 150 to 200 eggs in this pouch. The male will then fertilize the eggs. He keeps them safe until they become fully-formed baby seahorse. Baby seahorse must look after themselves as soon as they are born.
In many parts of the world, seahorse face danger. Pollution destroys their homes. People in some asian countries capture seahorse to make medicines. In north America, many people like to cacth seahorse and keep them in aquariums as pets. Nowdays, there are seahorse 'farms' which provide lots of seahorse for those who want to keep the seahorses as their pets.
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