By Susie Christman Seahorses Appearance Seahorses come in many different colors and can also change...

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By Susie Christman Seahorses

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Page 1: By Susie Christman Seahorses Appearance Seahorses come in many different colors and can also change colors to camouflage itself in its environment.

By Susie Christman

Seahorses

Page 2: By Susie Christman Seahorses Appearance Seahorses come in many different colors and can also change colors to camouflage itself in its environment.

Appearance

• Seahorses come in many different colors and can also change colors to camouflage itself in its environment.

Page 3: By Susie Christman Seahorses Appearance Seahorses come in many different colors and can also change colors to camouflage itself in its environment.

Habitat

• Seahorses live in sea grass beds, mangroves, or coral reefs.

• Seahorses live in most parts of the world.

Page 4: By Susie Christman Seahorses Appearance Seahorses come in many different colors and can also change colors to camouflage itself in its environment.

Diet

• A seahorse can consume up to 3,000 brine shrimp per day.

• Seahorses have no teeth and swallow their food whole.

Page 5: By Susie Christman Seahorses Appearance Seahorses come in many different colors and can also change colors to camouflage itself in its environment.

Predators

• Crabs, tuna fish, skates, and rays eat seahorses.

• Storms also hurt seahorses by casting them ashore.

• Some humans harvest seahorses to use as medicine.

Page 6: By Susie Christman Seahorses Appearance Seahorses come in many different colors and can also change colors to camouflage itself in its environment.

Reproduction

• Unlike human females, it is the male seahorse that takes care of the eggs until they hatch.

• Out of two thousand babies born to a pair of seahorses, only two will survive.

Page 7: By Susie Christman Seahorses Appearance Seahorses come in many different colors and can also change colors to camouflage itself in its environment.

Fun Facts

• Each eye moves independently.

• About 35 known species exist.

• Like some humans, seahorses have only one partner for life.

Page 8: By Susie Christman Seahorses Appearance Seahorses come in many different colors and can also change colors to camouflage itself in its environment.

Quiz

• What color are seahorses?• What do seahorses eat?• Where do seahorses live?• Which gender of seahorse has babies?• What other animals eat seahorses?• Name one fun fact about seahorses…