Fact file
13 April 2012
- Seahorses have not been seen in the Thames since 1976
- Male seahorses give birth and carry their offspring in a pouch like kangaroos. They can produce up to 200 babies - and males become pregnant again almost immediately
- Male short-snouted seahorses can grow up to 15cm in length
- They are normally found in the Canary Islands and along the African coast.
- About 35 different species have been discovered
- They have no teeth, and swallow their food whole
- Each eye of a seahorse moves independently
