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 even
but it’s really a fish the niceness even
but it’s really a fish the niceness even though it’s a little male spread smoke
though it’s a little male spread smoke
though it’s a little male spread smoke gets frequent it’s interesting because a
gets frequent it’s interesting because a
gets frequent it’s interesting because a lot of people think seahorses Monika
lot of people think seahorses Monika
lot of people think seahorses Monika Fiorito not many people actually when do
Fiorito not many people actually when do
Fiorito not many people actually when do you see Melissa’s exist there are only
you see Melissa’s exist there are only
you see Melissa’s exist there are only about 35 species of seahorses and
about 35 species of seahorses and
about 35 species of seahorses and biologists fear for their survival
biologists fear for their survival
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
whole colonies
whole colonies that’s why marine biologists have come
that’s why marine biologists have come
that’s why marine biologists have come here to South Africa to study one of the
here to South Africa to study one of the
here to South Africa to study one of the rarest seahorses the NIH’s now they have
rarest seahorses the NIH’s now they have
rarest seahorses the NIH’s now they have no idea how many niceness seahorses
no idea how many niceness seahorses
no idea how many niceness seahorses there are but they exist nowhere else on
there are but they exist nowhere else on
there are but they exist nowhere else on earth
earth
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 mathematica
volunteer divers trying to mathematica
volunteer divers trying to mathematica seahorse habitats the CIO’s is an
seahorse habitats the CIO’s is an
seahorse habitats the CIO’s is an endangered species was not not because
endangered species was not not because
endangered species was 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 how
actually know before this project how
actually know before this project how many they were but because they only
many they were but because they only
many they were but because they only occurred in these two histories while
occurred in these two histories while
occurred in these two histories while natural dissolves you can work the
natural dissolves you can work the
natural dissolves you can work the matter
matter
matter County and seahorses isn’t easy the
County and seahorses isn’t easy the
County and seahorses isn’t easy the water often eyes now is under 14 degrees
water often eyes now is under 14 degrees
water often eyes now is under 14 degrees Celsius and visibility close to zero
Celsius and visibility close to zero
Celsius and 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 a thick carpet of seaweed sea
through a thick carpet of seaweed sea
through a 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 no
seahorse and record observations and no
seahorse and record observations and no clothes the Fisher replaced where
clothes the Fisher replaced where
clothes the Fisher replaced where they’re found to minimize any disruption
they’re found to minimize any disruption
they’re found to minimize any disruption in their feeding and mating habits hares
in their feeding and mating habits hares
in their feeding and mating habits hares 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 pass
and carries the young and till they pass
and carries the young and till they pass I guess the the unique reproductive
I guess the the unique reproductive
I guess the the unique reproductive strategy that that they have with the
strategy that that they have with the
strategy that that they have with the the male falling pregnant and giving
the male falling pregnant and giving
the male falling pregnant and giving birth to the young I mean that’s very
birth to the young I mean that’s very
birth to the young I mean that’s very unusual there’s not many animal species
unusual there’s not many animal species
unusual there’s not many animal species not many fish species that have that
not many fish species that have that
not many fish species that have that reversal in sex roles once the
reversal in sex roles once the
reversal in sex roles once the biologists know more about these fragile
biologists know more about these fragile
biologists know more about these fragile seahorses they hope to come up with
seahorses they hope to come up with
seahorses they hope to come up with better ways to protect them
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