Tuesday 3 December 2013

Seahorses Are Actually The Deadly Stealth Ninjas Of The Sea

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Chances are the most you know about seahorses is that they look ridiculous and that the dudes get pregnant. As of today, however, we wish we knew everything about seahorses - because it turns out they'[ re one of the deadliest, stealthiest predators in the sea.

A new study published in Nature Communications by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Minnesota revealed that the very traits which make the seahorse so laughable - like its slow movements and weird shape - are actually what makes it so cunning.

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