-What to American Spider Monkeys, Ringtail Opossums and seahorses have in common? They all have prehensile tails.
-Seahorses change color to blend in with their surroundings.
-Seahorse natural predators are crabs, tuna, skates and rays.
-Seahorses are loyal and mate for life.
-During mating, the Seahorses utter musical sounds.
- They are among the only animal species on Earth in which the male has babies.
The female deposits eggs into the males small pouch, and then leaves
-Twenty-five million seahorses a year are now being traded around the world - 64 percent more than in the mid-1990s - and environmentalists are increasingly concerned that the booming trade in seahorses is putting the creatures at risk.
- Voracious eaters, they graze continually and can consume 3,000 or more brine shrimp per day.


- Because of their body shape, seahorses are rather inept swimmers and can easily die of exhaustion when caught in storm-roiled seas. They propel themselves by using a small fin on their back that flutters up to 35 times per second
-They range in size from 0.6 inches (1.5 centimeters) to 14 inches (35 centimeters) long.


-Seahorses change color to blend in with their surroundings.
-Seahorse natural predators are crabs, tuna, skates and rays.
-Seahorses are loyal and mate for life.
-During mating, the Seahorses utter musical sounds.
- They are among the only animal species on Earth in which the male has babies.
The female deposits eggs into the males small pouch, and then leaves
-Twenty-five million seahorses a year are now being traded around the world - 64 percent more than in the mid-1990s - and environmentalists are increasingly concerned that the booming trade in seahorses is putting the creatures at risk.
- Voracious eaters, they graze continually and can consume 3,000 or more brine shrimp per day.


- Because of their body shape, seahorses are rather inept swimmers and can easily die of exhaustion when caught in storm-roiled seas. They propel themselves by using a small fin on their back that flutters up to 35 times per second
-They range in size from 0.6 inches (1.5 centimeters) to 14 inches (35 centimeters) long.


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