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Seahorses are one of nature's most unique and intriguing forms of marine life and are regarded fondly by individuals and interest groups of many cultures. These charismatic fish are threatened by over-exploitation, accidental capture and degradation of habitat. The seahorse is exploited for use as traditional medicines, tonic foods, curios/souvenirs, and as aquarium fish. Traditional Chinese Medicine is the largest direct market for seahorses, but they are also used in other traditional medicines. Almost all seahorses in aquariums are wild-caught while dead seahorses are made into jewelry, key chains, paperweights and other crafts. Consequently, many seahorse species are included on the IUCN (The World Conservation Union) Red List primarily as Vulnerable and Data Deficient. The Knysna seahorse from South Africa is formally recognized as Endangered.
Saving seahorses is vital to the preservation of our oceans. Seahorses serve as flagship species for a wide range of marine conservation issues. For more information visit our featured websites.
SEAHORSE Network Contents:
Seahorse Facts * Seahorse Links * Seahorse Photos * More on Seahorses * Seahorse Books for Children (Amazon) * Seahorse Links for Children * Video of Pygmy Seahorses - Awesome! * Help Protect Seahorses: What You Can Do! * Seahorse T-shirts and Gifts * SEAHORSE Network: Share your comments! * Seahorse News Updates
Seahorse Facts
Here's a list of interesting seahorse facts.
- Each day a seahorse can consume up to 3,000 brine shrimp.
- Seahorses have no teeth and swallow their food whole.
- A male seahorse becomes pregnant when a female deposits her eggs into his pouch.
- There are approximately 35 known Seahorse species.
- Seahorses are found in most of the world's temperate and tropical coastal waters.
- Seahorses are masters of camouflage, changing color and growing skin filaments to blend in with their surroundings.
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Seahorse Links
These are some of my favorite seahorse links
- NOVA Online | Kingdom of the Seahorse
- NOVA Online presents 'Kingdom of the Seahorse', including an interview with seahorse crusader Amanda Vincent, a Seahorse Roundup, Superdads, and Seahorse Basics.
- Memaw's Garden Seahorse Gifts
- Shop for Seahorse designs on t-shirts, apparel and gifts like mugs, caps, throw pillows, decorative tiles, BBQ aprons, steins, bumper stickers. Find Seahorse jewelry, seahorse posters, seahorse home and garden decor, and other seahorse gift ideas.
- Secrets of the Seahorse
- The Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography is working to conserve the seahorse worldwide, both through education, and with a ground-breaking on-site Propagation Program.
- Steinhart Aquarium - California Academy of Sciences
- California Academy of Sciences » Steinhart Aquarium » Seahorses
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Seahorse Photos
Here are some good seahorse photos
These are seahorse photos that are posted online.
Seahorse
Pigmy Seahorse seen at Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
An awesome Leafy Seahorse at Seaworld Orlando.
Orange Seahorse
The males of the species are the ones that carry the babies in the seahorse worl...
I went to the aquarium only months after taking this, and there were about 50 'c...
Found at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas.
seahorse at Kew
More on Seahorses
More Seahorse Links
- Project Seahorse
- An international and interdisciplinary marine conservation organization. Saving the seahorses means saving the seas.
- Monterey Bay Aquarium: Saving Seahorses Special Online Exhibit: Seahorses in the Sea
- Information from the Monterey Bay Aquarium about seahorses in the sea.
- Monterey Bay Aquarium: Electronic Postcards
- Create and send an e-postcard of your favorite fish from the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, California. Marine choices include the Leafy Sea Dragon, the Pacific Seahorse and the Potbelly Seahorse.
- Tennessee Aquarium Seahorses: Seahorses beyond imagination
- Journey to the kingdom of seahorses, a world beyond imagination.
- Seahorse Websites
- Visit this Seahorse Links website for a more exhaustive list of Seahorse Links.
Seahorse Books for Children (Amazon)
Share the world of Seahorses with your pre-school or grade school child
Secret Seahorse (Hide-And-Seek Books (Barefoot Books))
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Seahorse Links for Children
Links to Seahorse sites for childrens' activities
- Seahorse Children: Seahorses for Kids; Learning, games, book, coloring, t-shirts, toys and more
- Seahorse Children is directed at providing a positive, fun experience for children while they explore the mysterious world of Seahorses. You'll find links to online games, seahorse books, seahorse facts, coloring pages, toys, seahorse t-shirts and more, suitable for pre-school and grade school children.
- Seahorses for Kids
- Seahorses ... A Fun Science Unit for Kindergarten and First Grade Students
- Seymore Seahorse's Habitat Safari Game
- This is a simple multi-level maze game suitable for pre-schoolers with adult assistance or older children. Each level presents different challenges, but none too difficult for most children. Movement through the maze is accomplished with the keyboard arrow keys. Each level begins with a seahorse fact and instructions for that level. I sat and played it and thought Seymore Seahorse was absolutely adorable. This online game is a great way to introduce children to the world of seahorses. Presented by the Tennessee Aquarium and IMAX 3D Theater.
- Tennessee Aquarium: Seahorse Coloring Pages
- Print out pictures of seahorses and bring out the crayons!
- I Sea Horses Home Page - Children's Picture Book and Plush Seahorses
- Do you love seahorses? ... Then you will love the new children's book and plush collectible seahorse toys from I Sea Horses! Six loveable seahorses that are sure to make a splash! I Sea Horses is a children's legend about a herd of wild horses that chooses a life and destiny of living in the sea as seahorses.
- Seahorse Counting
- Click on the picture or the link to play! Seahorse Counting
Free the seahorses! Count the number of seahorses that mermaid calls out. Click the correct number on the seahorse to set free.
More Seahorse Facts
Here is a list of more interesting facts about Seahorses
- Seahorses have prehensile tails.
- Seahorses can move their eyes independently (like chameleons).
- The Seahorse has no true stomach; food passes rapidly through their digestive system.
- Seahorses are being overcollected resulting in reports that indicate the seahorse population in the central Philippines diminished by 70% between 1985 and 1995!
Video of Pygmy Seahorses - Awesome!
Beautiful, rare video of Pygmy Seahorses
Pygmy Seahorse
Pygmy seahorses greeting one another off Komodo Island. These creatures are only about 5-10mm in length, so finding and shooting them is quite difficult and requires specialized video equipment. Pygmy seahorses socialize with one another at certain times of the day and I happened to be there at the right time. I was alone shooting this video but had been to the same site twice earlier that day. Still, it took 25 minutes to find the site and another 20 minutes to find the animals. They are very hard to spot! It's very rare to see them free swimming and quite rare to catch four in the frame at one time. The width of the frame is about 50mm.
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Help Protect Seahorses: What You Can Do!
Here's what you can do to aid seahorse conservation efforts
- Don't buy dried seahorses in craft stores or at beach shops. They were actually live animals, killed simply to make decorative trinkets.
- Don't keep seahorses in home aquariums. Seahorses have special water quality and food needs that only the most expert home aquarists can meet.
- Take care to protect our local waters, many of which flow into the Gulf of Mexico. Recycle your motor oil and apply lawn fertilizer sparingly. These local actions can help safeguard seahorse habitats miles from where you live.
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