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Seahorses
Seahorses are strange-looking sea creatures with heads like
horses. They are actually a type of fish. They make their homes Third Person
in warm, shallow waters, where they live amongst the sea Pronoun
plants. refers to the
topic being
Fish with Armours discussed.
A seahorse much as a fish has a skeleton, gills, and wings.
Unlike other shrimp, it has no scales however. The skeleton is
covered with 'armour' clay tiles. This heavy 'armor' renders Simple Present
swimming difficult for the seahorse. It spends a great deal of its Tense
time sleeping among the plants at shore. It uses its prehensile refers to things
tail to adorn the plants itself. The seahorse quickly sucks them that always
up with its long snouts when microscopic sea-animals swim by. happen.
Danger
Seahorses encounter risk in other areas of the world, too.
Pollution is doing away with their houses. In certain Asian Action verb
nations, seahorses are caught for medicine. Many people in tells us what
North America like to catch and keep the seahorses as pets in someone or
aquariums. Nowadays, however, there are 'farms' of seahorses something
that help provide aquarium for many of the seahorses. does.
In the future, hoping that humans will do more action in order to
protect these amazing little creatures
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