"IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE"?
Well for me, it's been a jungle in here, where I live,
which is in a salt water tank.
Legend has it that we...
oh I know I have not mentioned to you what I am yet.
Anyway, just a little about me:
Legend has it that we once lived in most of the Oceans. It was even thought that we had some sort of mystical powers.
No kidding!
Even way back to when these humans called "Greeks"
...which is different then "Geeks"....
decided to name this god of theirs "Poseidon".
And, for transportation, this "Poseidon" guy, or shall I say god, road on a hugh seahorse!
That's what I am!
A seahorse!
Not one you can ride, but one nonetheless a seahorse!
And humans figured out a way to take some of us out of our natural habitat, and into your homes as their pets.
I know, all of this is not easy to grasp and understand at first!
Our Seahorse Folklore Tale has been passed down from one seahorse generation to the next.
May I explain:
Humans look to have us seahorses as pets,
even though they cannot truly pet us.
Turns out, we are now domestically bread so that we have become able to live in a saltwater tank.
In the wild, we dine on fresh shrimp called brine.
In a tank, that would never work!
It is just too much work keeping
live brine in the home where our tank is.
So, we also had to get use to frozen brine and hope that our human would treat us now and then to the real stuff.
Yummy!
My journey began much like any other seahorses.
My Mom and Dad met and fell in love. They pledged their undying love to each other for a lifetime.
Now, a seahorse baby is called a fry.
There is something very, very different for us fry. The difference is that our daddy's give birth to us!
No, I am not kidding!
Once we, or I was born, I was ready to go off on my own. Ready to make my own way in the Seahorse Jungle.
It did not take long for me to be hand picked by my owner in
Coral Springs, Florida.
We are purchased by shipped off in a special container to live with humans in their houses and we in a saltwater tank.
Seahorses, like humans, come in all sizes, shapes and colors.
We have different personalities. If we are shy, there is a good chance we will hide among the reeds or fake coral in the tank. I happen to be a happy go lucky seahorse! Hiding is not for me! In fact, when I see wide eyes of wonder along with a happy face on the other side of the glass, I swim right over.
Many times, the warmth from the humans nose or finger on the glass makes me get closer and I feel the love come right through.
Did you know we are like humans and can get emotional and as they say:
"stressed out."
We can let others know our feelings by changing our body color.
At night, I like to go to bed at the same time every night. Once darkness falls, I look for my usual spot, and fall asleep quickly. Sleeping by hitching on to a coral, or air hose, or even a stick thermometer inside the tank.
We take gentle breathes in and out. Our snouts rest gently on our chests, giving us a shy look.
I have heard that when human people sleep, their chests rise and fall slowest at that time.
Can I have a witness to this?
Do not look at me!
Who knows where humans go to call it a night?
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