Howdidtheseahorsegetitsname?It’snothardtoguess.Thetophalfofthisfishlookslikeasmallhorse.Butlookingattheseahorse’stailyoumightthink“seamonkey”isabettermame.Thenthere’stheseahorse’spouch.“Seakangaroo”mightalsobeagoodnameforthisfish.
Seahorsesliveinwarmoceanwatersallovertheworld.Theykeepsafefromotherfishbyhidinginplantsandgrassesthatgrowunderthesea.Theycanalsochangecolorstomatchtheirsurroundings.Aseahorseremainsinoneplaceforhoursatatimebywindingitstailaroundaplant.Itfeedsonlivefoodsuchassmallshrimp.Forafishthatdoesn’tmovearoundmuchtheseahorseeatsalot---injustonedayaseahorsecaneat3000shrimp!
Aseahorsekeepsthesamemateforitswholelifeandit’sthemaleseahorsethatgivesbirthtobabyseahorse.Howdoesthishappen?Babyseahorsesstartoutaseggswhichcomefromthefemale’sbody.Themalecarriestheeggsinitspouchforaboutthreeweeksuntiltheyhatch.Soonafterthebabiesarebornthefemalegiveshermateanewsetofeggs.
Sadlythenumberofseahorsesisbecomingsmaller.Whyisthishappening?Someplaceswhereseahorsesoncelivedhavebeenfilledintomakenewland.Alsomanyseahorsesarecaughtandsoldasaquariumfish.Thisreallyisnotagoodideabecausemostseahorsesdon’tlivelonginaquariums.Thebestplaceforaseahorseistheocean.
28.Theseahorsegotitsnamebecauseofits .
A.head B.tail C.skin D.pouch
29.Howdoesaseahorsekeepsafefromotherfish?
A.Itrollsup. B.Itrunsawayquickly
C.Itremainsstill D.Ithidesinplantsandgrasses
30.Whatsoesafemaleseahorsedowithhereggs?
A.Shehatchesthem. B.Shehidestheminseagrasses
C.Sheputstheminthemale’spouch D.Shecarriesthemaround.
31.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatseahorses .A.liketomovearound B.feedonsmallseaanimals
C.liveincoldoceanwaters D.changecolorswiththetemperature
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