Revealing the Hidden Kingdom of Seahorses

 Seahorses are often only a few inches long, can change colors like a cha​meleon, and rarely gather in groups. Their ability to disappear into their habitats—tropical seagrasses, mangroves, and reefs—helps keep the slow-swimming, largely defenseless fish from becoming an easy meal. When you first snorkel with them, in pristine waters, like on the island of Eleuthra, the bahamas, Sweetings Pond is a seahorse-studded heaven!

* Bahamian island, a landlocked lagoon, the densest collection of seahorses on the planet. is offering scientists new insights into the secret lives of one of the world’s most mysterious fish.