Is it true that the male sea horse gives birth?
The top half of a sea horse looks like a miniature pony, and his other half tapers to a monkey type tail. He is not related to the horse, but he does live in the sea. Actually he is a most unusual fish and baby sea horse are born in a most unusual way. There are about 50 different seahorses, and the giant of the family is l2_inches tall and lives in the Pacific Ocean. The dwarf sea horse lives in the warm waters of Florida and measures only an inch and a half. In the blue green water there are tangles of brownish green seaweed and patches of gold sand. There may be glossy pebbles and rainbow colored clumps of coral. And a sea horse tends to match these colors. He may be black or greenish brown, milky white or brilliant red. The mamma and the papa look alike, but the papa has a pocket on his tummy and the mamma does not. This pocket is the brood pouch and the male sea horsy Uses it to brood or incubate the eggs. Of course, two eggs are needed to start a baby, one from the mother and one
