Sea Animals Charm Page

Seahorses

Every individual seahorse has a defining characteristic, a small crown, referred to as a coral net, is different on every seahorse in both its size and design. They’re monogamous creatures, meaning they only mate with one other seahorse for their entire lives. Baby seahorses are known as fry. Seahorses have no teeth and no stomach. Food passes through their digestive systems so quickly, they must eat almost constantly to stay alive. Seahorses have a great sense of sight. Their eyes can work independently of one another In other words, while one eye is looking forward, the other can be looking behind. 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. Seahorses prefer to swim in pairs with their tails linked together. They swim upright and avoid predators by mimicking the colour of underwater plants, But they’re really good at anchoring themselves to corals and grasses, thanks to their prehensile tails that allow them to stay steady and eat despite strong currents. Seahorses are actually pretty bad swimmers.

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