From: john286@ix.netcom.com (john)
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
Subject: Marine Animals/Underwater Pics. - uw6.jpg (1/1)
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1997 16:18:19 GMT


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From: hohan@allware.com
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 07:31:03 +0900
File To Comment: animal7/UnderWater06-2SeaHorses-Mating.jpg

These sea horses in this pic are NOT mating - seahorses naturally
entwine their "tail" around anything - often each other tails -
I could put my hand in my seahorse tank and they would entwine
their tails around my fingers - quite often 2 seahorses would entwine
tails and swim together. The larger seahorse in the rear is a male -
the two in the foreground with tails entwined are females - two mate
the female would have to place her belly in front of the male right
at the top of his pounch (theres a small hole right below the bottom
"rib" in the "ribcage" that she shoots her eggs into anyway -
these seahorses DEFINITELY arent mating

GREAT PIC THO!!

Andy Hoh
hohan@allware.com