AnimalsCoral Reef
Seahorse Fun facts for kids
Hippocampus spp. (genus Hippocampus)
The seahorse lives in warm, shallow seas all over the world and eats tiny shrimp, almost all day long.
- Where it lives
- in warm, shallow seas all over the world
- What it eats
- tiny shrimp, almost all day long
- How big it is
- about as long as your hand
Fun facts about the seahorse
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
The dad seahorse carries the eggs in a pouch on his belly, and he is the one who gives birth to the babies.
A seahorse has no stomach, so it has to eat almost all day long to stay alive.
The dwarf seahorse is the slowest fish in the world. In a whole hour it swims only about as far as a grown-up is tall.
Its eyes move on their own, so one eye can look for food while the other watches for danger.
It has no teeth, so it slurps its food up whole through its long snout, faster than you can blink.
Pygmy seahorses hide so well on sea fans that the first one was found only when its coral was taken for an aquarium.
Many seahorse pairs do a little dance every sunrise, changing colour and twirling around each other.
Its tail is square, not round, which helps it hold on tight.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live in warm, shallow seas all over the world, often among seagrass.
I have no stomach, so I must eat tiny shrimp almost all day long.
My eyes move on their own, so one looks for food while the other watches for danger.
I swim very slowly, so I hold on tight to seagrass with my square tail.
In my family, the dad carries the eggs in a pouch on his belly and gives birth to the babies.
Sammy might be thinking of a seahorse.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the seahorse in the Coral Reef adventure.
Play the Coral ReefComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
