Five fun facts about seahorses.

April 27, 2009 in Fish

1. The female lays her eggs in the male’s tummy pouch, he then incubates them for about 30 days, then they hatch.
2. Seahorses do not have a stomach; they eat constantly to help get enough food to digest.
3. Seahorses do not have teeth; they have a fused jaws, so they kind of suck up their food like a straw.
4. Seahorses can be an inch to a foot more in size.
5. They are very monogamous.

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