ITR - From Lorie USA - Save Our Seahorses SOS - for InTouchRadio.net (Glastonbury & London UK)

Lorie{Humanitylivesinus}
Date:	25 May 2008, 21:48
Subject:	Please help Seahorses
Body:	Seahorse explained coronet: is nearly as distinctive as a human thumbprint dorsal fin: moves fish forward pectoral fins: control turning and steering eyes: each eye moves independently reproduction: male becomes pregnant when a female, like this one, deposits her eggs into his pouch; each pregnancy lasts about two to three weeks (varies with species and water temperature); once the male gives birth, he usually becomes pregnant again right away diet: each day a seahorse can consume up to 3,000 brine shrimp; seahorses have no teeth and swallow their food whole species: about 35 known species exist size: depending on the species, from 1/4 inch to a foot or more range: found in most of the world's temperate and tropical coastal waters Dwarf Seahorse Hippopampus zosterae Group of matured Hippocampus whitei Hippocampus abdominalis Hippocampus breviceps Mating Hippocampus kuda Hippocampus breviceps Amanda Vincent, is doing great things to save these wonderful beings! Please check her work out... Seahorse Crusader Amanda Vincent http://www. pbs. org/wgbh/nova/seahorse/vincent. html "Kingdom of the Seahorse," http://www. pbs. org/wgbh/nova/seahorse/ Animal Super-Dads http://www. pbs. org/wgbh/nova/seahorse/superdads. html