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The number of young released by the male seahorse averages 100–1000 for most species, but may be as low as 5 for the smaller species, or as high as 2,500. [32] When the fry are ready to be born, the male expels them with muscular contractions. He typically gives birth at night and is ready for the next batch of eggs by morning when his mate ...
The sea-horse worries for the boy, and conspires with the prince how they can escape: the prince is to pocket some jewels and his finest garments, then pocket some ashes to throw at his teacher and some pennies at the students to distract them, while the sea-horse will neigh three times to alert the prince; when he rushes back to the palace, he ...
In Britain and Ireland, the distribution is influenced by the warmer waters of the Gulf Stream which create the conditions for higher productivity of plankton and this means that both this species and the long-snouted seahorse are found mainly on southern and western coasts but as the Gulf Stream flows into the North Sea to the north and south ...
The head of the seahorse resembles a crown. Its spine is very prevalent, but has a rounded shape, especially above its eye. It is often confused for other species, and some great seahorses have even been thought to be an entirely new species, but gene sequencing has disproved this.
Big-belly seahorses are visually guided feeders whose eyes can move independently. They possess a rod-free convexiclivate fovea, characterized by a calculated visual resolution limit of 5.25 min of arc. Seahorses have adapted their visual systems for efficient prey capturing in varied ecological settings. [25]
The hippocamp (as seen in this sketch from Pompeii) is a water creature that has been referred to as a water horse.. The term "water horse" was originally a name given to the kelpie, a creature similar to the hippocamp, which has the head, neck and mane of a normal horse, front legs like a horse, webbed feet, and a long, two-lobed, whale-like tail.
A pinto horse, with patches of white and of another color. A pinto horse has a coat color that consists of large patches of white and any other color. Pinto coloration is also called paint, [1] particolored, [2]: 171 or in nations that use British English, simply coloured. Pinto horses have been around since shortly after the domestication of ...
A 1913 £1 "Seahorse" stamp. A Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6 'Seahorse' with Irish Free State overprint. A 10/- 'Seahorse' with 1922 Provisional Government of Ireland overprint. 'Seahorses' is the name used to refer to the United Kingdom high value definitive postage stamps issued during the reign of King George V.