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The Curious Sea Horse
Author | : Stewart Cowley,Maurice Pledger |
Publsiher | : Readers Digest |
Total Pages | : 22 |
Release | : 1994-12-01 |
Genre | : Marine animals |
ISBN | : 0895776391 |
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Little Sea Horse leaves her father to explore the reef and meet the other animals, in a book with alternating acetate pages. On board pages.
The Curious Imaginings Of Zebedee The Seahorse
Author | : Gary Newsom |
Publsiher | : BookCountry |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2015-04-10 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781463006563 |
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Zebedee The Seahorse has some very strange imaginings which have to be read to be believed. No sea life was harmed in the production of this ebook. As for the accusation that I wrote this after taking hallucinogens, I can only say, "There are pantsuits on the moon."
The Curious World of Seahorses
Author | : Till Hein |
Publsiher | : Greystone Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 167 |
Release | : 2023-10-24 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9781771649896 |
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With the whimsy and heart of The Soul of an Octopus and the surprising details of the very best science writing, The Curious World of Seahorses brilliantly captures the ocean’s most charismatic and mysterious inhabitant. "When God created the seahorse," says one marine biologist, "he may have had one too many." Of all the creatures in the ocean, there are none more charming and magical—or more strange—than the seahorses. Masters of disguise, graceful dancers, and romantic lovers, seahorses are found not only in the seagrass meadows and mangroves of the world, but also throughout the annals of human history and culture—surfacing everywhere from chess and Greek mythology to Disney movies like The Little Mermaid and Pokémon games. Equipped with a pouch like a kangaroo, a long snout like an anteater, and complete with a crown unique as a human fingerprint, the seahorse defies easy categorization. The only fish to swim in an upright position, seahorses are terrible swimmers, but they make up for it with an incredible talent for holding onto seagrass or coral. They have no stomach or teeth—only intestines. Most seahorses are monogamous, and meet with their life partner every few weeks to perform a dance that can last up to nine hours. The most unique aspect of the seahorse is their reproductive cycle, as it is the male of the species who becomes pregnant. In this entertaining and informative book, science writer Till Hein shares the most tantalizing findings from the world of seahorses, and the role they have played in human culture. He reveals their secrets, from their intriguing biological features and hunting strategy to their use in medicine throughout history, their appearances in Greek and Celtic mythology, and even the medieval belief that they descended from dragons. Endlessly fascinating and charmingly approachable, The Curious World of Seahorses will captivate any reader looking to learn more about one of the most incredible creatures on Earth.
International Wildlife Encyclopedia
Author | : Maurice Burton,Robert Burton |
Publsiher | : Marshall Cavendish |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0761472827 |
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This twenty-two volume set presents the appearance and behavior of thousands of species of animals along with species population and prospects for survival in a arranged alphabetically and easy-to-read format.
Poseidon s Steed
Author | : Helen Scales Ph.D. |
Publsiher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2009-08-27 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9781101133767 |
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A fascinating journey with the sea creature that has captured human imagination for thousands of years Poseidon's Steed trails the seahorse through secluded waters across the globe in a kaleidoscopic history that mirrors man's centuries-old fascination with the animal, sweeping from the reefs of Indonesia, through the back streets of Hong Kong, and back in time to ancient Greece and Rome. Over time, seahorses have surfaced in some unlikely places. We see them immortalized in the decorative arts; in tribal folklore, literature, and ancient myth; and even on the pages of the earliest medical texts, prescribed to treat everything from skin complaints to baldness to flagging libido. Marine biologist Helen Scales eloquently shows that seahorses are indeed fish, though scientists have long puzzled over their exotic anatomy, and their very strange sex lives — male seahorses are the only males in the animal world that experience childbirth! Our first seahorse imaginings appeared six thousand years ago on cave walls in Australia. The ancient Greeks called the seahorse hippocampus (half-horse, half-fish) and sent it galloping through the oceans of mythology, pulling the sea god Poseidon's golden chariot. The seahorse has even been the center of a modern-day international art scandal: A two-thousand-year-old winged seahorse brooch was plundered by Turkish tomb raiders and sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. A book that is as charming as the seahorse itself, Poseidon's Steed brings to life an aquatic treasure. Seahorses lead quiet lives, tucked away out of sight on the seafloor. It is rare to catch a glimpse of a seahorse in its natural habitat. But even if few have seen one live, these exotic, seemingly prehistoric creatures exist quite vividly in our imaginations and they have mesmerized scientists, artists, and storytellers throughout time with their otherworldly rarity. Poseidon's Steed is a sweeping journey that takes us from the coral reefs and seagrass meadows of Indonesia where many seahorses makes their natural habitat to the back streets of Hong Kong where a thriving black market seahorse trade is concealed. Throughout history, seahorses have surfaced in some unexpected places and Scales also follows the seahorse back in time, from our most rudimentary seahorse imaginings six thousand years ago on cave walls in Australia, to the myths of ancient Greece. Scientists have long puzzled over seahorses' unusual anatomy and their very strange sex lives. And male seahorses are the only males in the animal world that experience childbirth! Seahorses are not what scientists call a "keystone" species. They rely on a healthy ocean to survive, but the marine ecosystem does not rely on them. But their delicate beauty reminds us that we rely on the seas not only to fill our dinner plates, but also to feed our imaginations.
Sea Horses
Author | : Melissa Raé Shofner |
Publsiher | : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP |
Total Pages | : 26 |
Release | : 2017-07-15 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9781538202685 |
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The sea horse is commonly included in the menagerie of many aquariums and animated fish movies, so most readers can recognize their distinctive shape easily. But what do they really know about the sea horse? This book provides the perfect opportunity to dive into the wonderful world of the sea horse, that peculiar fish weve all come to recognize. Using incredible, full-color photographs and understandable, curriculum-based text, this book plunges readers into the strange world and life cycle of the sea horse, exposing them to lessons in biology, ecosystems, reproduction, and more along the way!
Seahorses
Author | : Catherine Wallis |
Publsiher | : Bunker Hill Publishing, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 159373039X |
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Seahorses are one of nature¿s most unusual and beautiful creatures. Illustrated throughout, this volume looks at the science and myth behind a now endangered animal