With adults only about an inch tall, the dwarf seahorse is the smallest of the four seahorse species found in U.S. waters. This dainty, curly-tailed fish occurs only in shallow seagrass areas in the ...

He added that members of the public are encouraged to visit the SANParks Thesen Island office to view these fascinating ...

The big trash cans on the Quad have solar panels on top of them, and no, they’re not powering the Quad lights. The solar ...

There are at least 40 species of seahorses known to science, living in both temperate and tropical waters around the world. Seahorse species belong to the genus called Hippocampus, also the name of a ...

When visiting Knysna, make sure to go to SANParks’ Thesen Island office where you can see Knysna seahorses, a rare species ...

The educational display tank at the SANParks Thesen Island office is one of the very few facilities in the country authorized ...

South Africa’s only endemic seahorse species—has recently received a fresh start at the SANParks educational display tank.

The educational display tank showcasing the endangered Knysna seahorse (Hippocampus capensis) at the South African National ...

The main seahorse claim to fame is that the males become pregnant. They are small (16.4 cm is the largest recorded in these waters) and well camouflaged by the small organisms that grow on them.

SANParks said it had “successfully restocked” the Knysna seahorse educational display tank at its office on Thesen Island, in ...