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Lesson 13

Do you know seahorses?
¿Conoces los caballos de mar?

All about seahorses

Seahorses are fish. They are truly unique, and not just because of their unusual equine shape. Unlikemost other fish, they are monogamous and mate for life. They are the only animal species on earth in which the male bears the unborn young. Found in tropical and temperate waters, theseupright-swimming can range in size from 0.6 inches (1.5 centimeters) to 14 inches (35 centimeters) long his average timated).

Male Seahorses are equipped with a small bag on their ventral, or front-facing, side.When mating, the female deposits her eggs into his small bag, and the male fertilizes them internally. He Carries the eggs until they are fully formed into miniature seahorses.

Because of theirbody shape, seahorses are not good swimmers and can easily die of fatigue when caught in storm-roiled seas but they push themselves by using a small fin on their back that moves up to 35 Times per secondand they also have smaller pectoral fins located near the back of the head that are used for finding direction.

Seahorses have no teeth and no stomach, but food passes through their digestivesystems so quickly,and they must eat constantly to stay alive. They anchor themselves with their tails to sea grasses and corals, but by using their big nose to suck in plankton or small crustaceans thatare around. They can consume 3,000 or more shrimps per day.

TODO ACERCA DE LOS CABALLOS DE MAR
Los caballos de mar son peces. Ellos son verdaderamente únicos y no solos por su inusual formaequina. Difiere más deotros peces, ellos son monógamos y se aparean para vivir. Ellos son la única especie de animales sobre la tierra en la cuálel macho soporta el joven embrión. Cimentado aguanta lastemperaturas tropicales del agua. Estos nadan en forma verticalse pueden poner en fila de 1.5 centímetros a 35 centímetros a lo largo. Su promedio de vida se extiende de 1 a 5 añosestimados.Los caballos...