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these marine biologists are hunting for

these marine biologists are hunting for an almost mythical creature it has the

an almost mythical creature it has the

an almost mythical creature it has the head of a horse the tail of a serpent

head of a horse the tail of a serpent

head of a horse the tail of a serpent and an insect like armor of bony plates

and an insect like armor of bony plates

and an insect like armor of bony plates but it’s really a fish the niceness

but it’s really a fish the niceness

but it’s really a fish the niceness eaters

eaters

eaters it’s a little male scratch small as you

it’s a little male scratch small as you

it’s a little male scratch small as you can see it’s frequent it’s interesting

can see it’s frequent it’s interesting

can see it’s frequent it’s interesting because a lot of people think seahorses

because a lot of people think seahorses

because a lot of people think seahorses are annika fairytale not many people

are annika fairytale not many people

are annika fairytale not many people actually believe see Moses exist there

actually believe see Moses exist there

actually believe see Moses exist there are only about 35 species of seahorses

are only about 35 species of seahorses

are only about 35 species of seahorses and biologists fear for their survival

and biologists fear for their survival

and biologists fear for their survival these fish are extremely fragile they

these fish are extremely fragile they

these fish are extremely fragile they only eat live brine shrimp and are

only eat live brine shrimp and are

only eat live brine shrimp and are sensitive to small changes in their

sensitive to small changes in their

sensitive to small changes in their habitats pollution boats and fluctuating

habitats pollution boats and fluctuating

habitats pollution boats and fluctuating water temperatures can easily destroy

water temperatures can easily destroy

water temperatures can easily destroy whole colonies that’s why marine

whole colonies that’s why marine

whole colonies that’s why marine biologists have come here to South

biologists have come here to South

biologists have come here to South Africa to study one of the rarest

Africa to study one of the rarest

Africa to study one of the rarest seahorses the NIH’s none they have no

seahorses the NIH’s none they have no

seahorses the NIH’s none they have no idea how many niceness seahorses there

idea how many niceness seahorses there

idea how many niceness seahorses there are but they exist nowhere else on earth

are but they exist nowhere else on earth

are but they exist nowhere else on earth mark NAAFI is part of a team of

mark NAAFI is part of a team of

mark NAAFI is part of a team of volunteer divers trying to map knowledge

volunteer divers trying to map knowledge

volunteer divers trying to map knowledge to seahorse habitats the seals is on the

to seahorse habitats the seals is on the

to seahorse habitats the seals is on the endangered species list not not because

endangered species list not not because

endangered species list not not because of the numbers because we didn’t

of the numbers because we didn’t

of the numbers because we didn’t actually know before this project

actually know before this project

actually know before this project harmony they were but because they only

harmony they were but because they only

harmony they were but because they only occurred in these two histories one

occurred in these two histories one

occurred in these two histories one natural disaster could want the mark

natural disaster could want the mark

natural disaster could want the mark County and seahorse’s is easy the water

County and seahorse’s is easy the water

County and seahorse’s is easy the water off NIDA is under 14 degrees Celsius and

off NIDA is under 14 degrees Celsius and

off NIDA is under 14 degrees Celsius and visibility close to zero

visibility close to zero

visibility close to zero the divers follow a slender line that

the divers follow a slender line that

the divers follow a slender line that delineates the search area then comb

delineates the search area then comb

delineates the search area then comb through it thick carpet of seaweed sea

through it thick carpet of seaweed sea

through it thick carpet of seaweed sea horses like chameleons change color to

horses like chameleons change color to

horses like chameleons change color to hide the male’s wrap their slender tails

hide the male’s wrap their slender tails

hide the male’s wrap their slender tails around the green stalks and sway like

around the green stalks and sway like

around the green stalks and sway like the weeds

the weeds

the weeds the divers carefully measure each little

the divers carefully measure each little

the divers carefully measure each little seahorse and record observations and

seahorse and record observations and

seahorse and record observations and notebooks the fish are replaced where

notebooks the fish are replaced where

notebooks the fish are replaced where they’re found to minimize any disruption

they’re found to minimize any disruption

they’re found to minimize any disruption in your feeding and mating habits pairs

in your feeding and mating habits pairs

in your feeding and mating habits pairs mate for life

mate for life

mate for life the female providing the eggs to the

the female providing the eggs to the

the female providing the eggs to the male who fertilizes them in his pouch

male who fertilizes them in his pouch

male who fertilizes them in his pouch and carries the young and till they

and carries the young and till they

and carries the young and till they hatch I guess the the unique

hatch I guess the the unique

hatch I guess the the unique reproductive strategy that that they

reproductive strategy that that they

reproductive strategy that that they have with the the male falling pregnant

have with the the male falling pregnant

have with the the male falling pregnant and giving birth to the young I think

and giving birth to the young I think

and giving birth to the young I think that’s very unusual there’s not many

that’s very unusual there’s not many

that’s very unusual there’s not many animal species not many fish species

animal species not many fish species

animal species not many fish species that have that reversal in sex roles

that have that reversal in sex roles

that have that reversal in sex roles once the biologists know more about

once the biologists know more about

once the biologists know more about these fragile seahorses they hope to

these fragile seahorses they hope to

these fragile seahorses they hope to come up with better ways to protect them