Seahorses

Did you know that a seahorse is a special kind of fish? Did you know it lives in the ocean?

The seahorse has a head that looks like a horse, but it is soft. The seahorse can be brown, gray, or tan. When a seahorse swims by bright plants or sea things, it changes colors. A seahorse does this to stay safe. It helps the seahorse to hide from other animals.

A seahorse has bony rings and a layer of skin that feels prickly. It has a long tail, and it uses its tail to hang on to plants and weeds.

A seahorse has a long nose that is called a snout. It sucks up animals that are swimming by.

The father seahorse has a pouch in the front of his body. It is like a big pocket. The mother seahorse puts eggs inside. The babies stay there until they hatch. Baby seahorses pop out and swim away.