6 Fin-tastic Seahorse Facts
- Wednesday 1st April 2020
- Seahorses
The team here at SEA LIFE Sydney love seahorses! Check our our passionate keepers, Robbie & Pat in our most recent live stream!
These majestic and delicate creatures have quite an interesting name that was given to them because their heads look like a...horse! Discover 6 of most interesting facts about seahorses
- Babies!!
Seahorses babies are called fry! - Go Dad
It is the male seahorse that gives birth to the live baby seahorses, not the female - Like a Vacuum!
Seahorses have no teeth, instead they have little snouts which they use to suck up small plankton just like a vacuum - Crazy Eyes!
Seahorses can move their eyes interdependently. This helps them to spot their food, before they suck it up! - It's go time!
Seahorses swim using a small fin on their back that flutters up to 35 times per second. The smaller pectoral fins located near the back of their heads help them to steer. - Love is in the air
Seahorses are monogamous and mate for life. When seahorses meet a partner they perform a courtship dance by swimming around each other, spinning, holding tails and changing colour.
Discover more about these amazing creatures right here at SEA LIFE Sydney!
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