Advancing marine conservation
🌊 We are wrapping up this week with another #FunFactFriday! Did you know seahorses swim standing up? They flutter the fin on their back to move forward and use the ones near their head to steer. When they let go, their unique body shape allows them to move with incredible control, navigating their complex habitats …
🌊 We are back with another #FunFactFriday! Did you know male seahorses are the ones who get pregnant? Females deposit their eggs into the male’s brood pouch, where he fertilizes and nurtures them until birth. When the time comes, he goes into labor and delivers anywhere from five to two thousand tiny seahorses, depending on …
Whether you paint, dance, doodle, weave, write, design jewellery, compose music, build Lego, cut potato prints or create in ways we haven’t imagined yet — this is your invitation to join a joyful, creative arts movement that connects people with conservation. We are delighted to launch “Inspired by #IconicFishes” — a global arts movement inviting …
🌊 #FunFactFriday: Did you know #seahorses take romance to the next level? 💕 They dance, pirouette & promenade with linked tails before committing, then repeat a mini courtship every morning at dawn 🌅 #SavingSeahorses #ProjectSeahorse 📸 © Bettina Balnis / GSOTW… Read more
🌊 #FunFactFriday: Did you know that #seahorses are masters of disguise? They can change colour to camouflage and grow skin filaments to blend seamlessly with their environment. They could definitely beat you in a game of hide and seek! 😶🌫️ #SavingSeahorses #ProjectSeahorse 📸 © Guido Borgenon / Guylian Seahorses of the World… Read more
🌊 #FunFactFriday: Unlike most animals, seahorses lack a stomach. They have a tube-like gut which processes food rapidly. This means they need to eat often. For them, it’s snack o’clock all day, every day! ⏰🍿 #SavingSeahorses #ProjectSeahorse 📸 © ImogenIsUnderwater / iSeahorse / iNaturalist… Read more
🌊 #FunFactFriday: Did you know seahorses skip the 👩🏽⚕️dentist altogether? They have no 🦷 teeth! Instead, they 🥤slurp up their food through their straw-like snouts. #SavingSeahorses #ProjectSeahorse 📸 © Tom Van Hout / Guylian Seahorses of the World… Read more
🌊 We are back with another #FunFactFriday and today we are looking at what is on the menu for seahorses! Seahorses are skilled predators that depend on live and moving prey. Their diet includes tiny crustaceans and other small animals. #SavingSeahorses #ProjectSeahorse 📸 © Tom Van Hout / Guylian Seahorses of the World… Read more
CT scans are revolutionizing the study of seahorses & their relatives. This week, Project Seahorse had the pleasure of hosting Graham Short, the IUCN Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group’s focal point for Taxonomy and Evolution, and Research Associate with the Australian Museum, the Burke Museum, and the California Academy of Sciences. He shared how …
🌊 #FunFactFriday: Did you know most seahorse species form monogamous pair bonds? They stay faithful to one partner for the entire breeding season and sometimes even across multiple seasons. #SavingSeahorses #ProjectSeahorse 📸 © Bettina Balnis / Guylian Seahorses of the World… Read more
