The Sea Horse
Sea horse swims erect and slowly, with its tail twisting forward to perhaps grip a seaweed, while its alert eyes search for food or danger. Sometimes sea horses meet in midstream and tangle their curling tails. Then, just as elegantly, they uncoil them from each other and sedately swim away.
Sea horses usually live along the shore, among seaweed and other plants. They have only one mate. Their size varies from about 4 to 30 centimeters and they continue to grow throughout their three years of life.
If we study the sea horse carefully we will find evidence that points to its being wonderfully designed by God the Creator.
A protective bony armor protects it from imminent danger. So strong is this armor that it is almost impossible to crush a dried dead sea horse in your hands. Its tough skeleton makes it unappetizing for predators, so sea horses are usually left alone.
The sea horse is unique among fishes in that its head is set at right angles to its body. It swims with its body held upright. It can bend its head down or up, but not from side to side. The sea horse uses its fins to swim vertically.
Probably the most amazing aspect of the sea horse is that the male gives births to its live young. The male has at the base of its abdomen, where it lacks armor, a large skin pouch and a slit-like opening. The female lays the eggs directly into this pouch, where the male fertilizes them as they are deposited.
One or two months later he gives birth to tiny replicas of the adults. The little bundles of joy are squirted out until the pouch is empty.
What a wonderful creation by our Wonderful Creator. Don’t you agree?
Sea horse swims erect and slowly, with its tail twisting forward to perhaps grip a seaweed, while its alert eyes search for food or danger. Sometimes sea horses meet in midstream and tangle their curling tails. Then, just as elegantly, they uncoil them from each other and sedately swim away.
Sea horses usually live along the shore, among seaweed and other plants. They have only one mate. Their size varies from about 4 to 30 centimeters and they continue to grow throughout their three years of life.
If we study the sea horse carefully we will find evidence that points to its being wonderfully designed by God the Creator.
A protective bony armor protects it from imminent danger. So strong is this armor that it is almost impossible to crush a dried dead sea horse in your hands. Its tough skeleton makes it unappetizing for predators, so sea horses are usually left alone.
The sea horse is unique among fishes in that its head is set at right angles to its body. It swims with its body held upright. It can bend its head down or up, but not from side to side. The sea horse uses its fins to swim vertically.
Probably the most amazing aspect of the sea horse is that the male gives births to its live young. The male has at the base of its abdomen, where it lacks armor, a large skin pouch and a slit-like opening. The female lays the eggs directly into this pouch, where the male fertilizes them as they are deposited.
One or two months later he gives birth to tiny replicas of the adults. The little bundles of joy are squirted out until the pouch is empty.
What a wonderful creation by our Wonderful Creator. Don’t you agree?
