“Seahorses are strange, beautiful, oddities of nature. But the very things that make them sofascinating to humans now threatens to lead them to extinction.”
- ABC News

Is it possible for a male to get pregnant? Absolutely, if he is a seahorse!Seahorses are real creatures.Seahorses form faithful pairs—and seahorse Males get pregnantThey're big and small, they hund and have interesting personalities.Their lives are short, and they have few offspring.Because sea horses wear such heavy armor, they are very poor swimmers. They spend most of the day resting by anchoring themselves with their tail.Seahorse Facts:dorsal fin: moves fish forward

pectoral fins: control turning and steering

eyes: each eye moves independently

reproduction: male becomes pregnant when a female, deposits her eggs into his pouch; each pregnancy lasts about two to three weeks (varies with species and water temperature); once the male gives birth, he usually becomes pregnant again right away.

diet: each day a seahorse can consume up to 3,000 brine shrimp; seahorses have no teeth and swallow their food whole

species: about 35 known species exist

size: depending on the species, from 1/4 inch to a foot or more

range: found in most of the world's temperate and tropical coastal watersThe sea horse relies on its ability to camouflage itself for protection against predators like large fish, birds, crabs and sea turtles. With its camouflaging ability, it can change colors in the blink of an eye. What is a danger to Seahorses?
  •  Chinese medicine
    Chinese and other Asian cultures have been using seahorses in medicine for 400 to 500 years.
  • Aquariums
    Hobbyists buy them for home aquariums. However, seahorses are very difficult to keep because they require live brine shrimp for food and easily become sick in captivity.
  • Souvenirs
    Dried seahorses are used to make souvenirs
Even the environment of Seahorses is becoming threatened due to natural causes.Hippocampus is a genus of fish known as Seahorses. They are found in temperate and tropical waters all over the world.Seahorses range in size from 16 mm to 35 cm.  Seahorses are also unusual among fishes for being monogamous. Seahorse populations have been endangered in recent years by over-fishing.  When the male gives birth he pumps his tail until the baby seahorses emerge.Though close relatives of seahorses, sea dragons have bigger bodies and leaf-like appendages which enable them to hide among floating seaweed or kelp beds. There are approximately 35 known species of seahorses.