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Seahorses live on warm ocean reefs where they can
hide among the seaweed, coral and sponges. Their thick,

hard skin serves as armor against their enemies; they have
eyes that can look in several directions at once which help
them catch their prey. The male seahorse has a pouch sim-
ilar to that of the female kangaroo. At mating time, the fe-