THE SEAHORSE Name Dario Campos Teachers name Dario

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ABOUT SEAHORSES Seahorses are tiny fish that are named for the shape of their head, which looks like the head of…. yup, you guessed it -a tiny horse. There around 36 seahorse species, which are found in tropical and temperate coastal waters where they swim upright among seaweed and other plants.

1 - DO THEY LIVE IN GROUPS? No, they do not live in groups because they are characterized by being territorial, females usually have approximately 100 m² of territorial space, while males do not usually exceed one square meter.

2 - DO THEY LAY EGGS? Yes they do, when mating, the female seahorse deposits up to 1, 500 eggs in the male's pouch. The male carries the eggs for 9 to 45 days until the seahorses emerge fully developed, but very small

3 - WHAT CAN THE SEAHORSE HUNT? Sea horses can hunt small invertebrates, like crustaceans that are part of the zooplankton

4 - SEAHORSES CAN KILL HUMANS ? No, seahorses can´t kill humans, because they are very small, in addition to not having teeth or any poison

Conclusion Seahorses are fantastic animals, despite having a very small size, they can lay many eggs, and have many children, and despite their small size they still eat crustaceans, smaller than themselves. ALLPPT. com _ Free Power. Point Templates, Diagrams and Charts