The Majestic Seahorse

12/02/2015

Seahorse Fun Fact #15 - Seahorses propel themselves by using a small fin on their back that flutters up to 35 times per second. Even smaller pectoral fins located near the back of the head are used for steering.

11/02/2015

Seahorse Fun Fact #14 - Male pregnancy frees the female seahorse to make more eggs straight away so they can reproduce quicker.

10/02/2015

Seahorse Fun Fact #13 - Seahorses do not have scales like most other fish, they just have skin.

09/02/2015

Seahorse Fun Fact #12 - It is a common myth that all seahorses stay with the same mate for life.

08/02/2015

Must Watch video all you seahorse loving people out there. Exactly what Yater would be like in a running race.

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=348139202062323&id=100005987388198

08/02/2015

Seahorse Fun Fact #11 - During courting, seahorses will often link up by curling their tails around each other. They will float around, linked at their tails, for hours at a time.

07/02/2015

Seahorse Fun Fact #10 - There are seahorse species that are smaller than 1 inch long when fully grown.

06/02/2015

Seahorse Fun Fact #9 - As part of the courting ritual, the male will dance around and shoot jets of water through his pouch to show it is empty.

05/02/2015

Seahorse Fun Fact #8 - Because of their body shape, seahorses are rather inept swimmers and can easily die of exhaustion when caught in storm-roiled seas.

04/02/2015

Seahorse Fun Fact #7 - Seahorses are the slowest fish in the ocean, according to Guinness World Records. The Dwarf Seahorse moves at under 5 feet per hour. Some seahorses move even slower.

03/02/2015

Seahorse Fun Fact #6 - The male seahorse has a pouch on its stomach in which to carry babies—as many as 2,000 at a time.

02/02/2015

Seahorse Fun Fact #5 - Seahorses can consume 3,000 or more brine shrimp per day.