General Poetry posted July 5, 2020 |
5-7-5 (between seaweed fronds)
seahorse: fantastic fish factoid
by Mark D. R.
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5-7-5 Poetry Contest contest entry
Fantastic fish factoids from Internet:
In nearly all animal species, offspring are carried by the female until birth, but in fish of the family Syngnathidae (pipefish, seahorses and the leafy seadragon), males perform this function.
A seahorse's head looks like a horse's head, and that is about where the similarities end. Horses are athletic, and well adapted to swift travel across land. Seahorses do not hold the same adaption in the sea, in fact they are very poor swimmers. Instead, they rely upon their prehensile tails to keep them from being swept away.
Do you consider the male seahorse as the stay-home father? LOL
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and 2 member cents. In nearly all animal species, offspring are carried by the female until birth, but in fish of the family Syngnathidae (pipefish, seahorses and the leafy seadragon), males perform this function.
A seahorse's head looks like a horse's head, and that is about where the similarities end. Horses are athletic, and well adapted to swift travel across land. Seahorses do not hold the same adaption in the sea, in fact they are very poor swimmers. Instead, they rely upon their prehensile tails to keep them from being swept away.
Do you consider the male seahorse as the stay-home father? LOL
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