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Sex shock: seahorses exposed

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* February 01, 2007

SEAHORSES, long thought of as monogamous, are in fact shameless
sex-obsessed bisexuals - and none more so than those in Australian
waters.

A study has found that, unlike human rules of attraction, seahorses with
the biggest bellies attract most partners, and of 3168 recorded sexual
couplings, 37per cent were same-sex liaisons.

Scientists at 15 Sea Life Centre aquariums around Britain studied 90
seahorses of three species from Australia, the Caribbean and the English
Channel.

Until now, many marine biologists had believed seahorses were
monogamous, and that theirs was one of the few species in which the male
becomes pregnant and carries the eggs.

However, individual seahorses were recorded flirting with up to 25
potential partners a day. The Australian bigbellied seahorse was the
most indiscriminate, mating with females and males several times a day.

Caribbean slender seahorses were also promiscuous. Of the three species
studied, only some of the British spiny seahorse were faithful to one
partner. Out of those, five pairs remained faithful, while 12 did not.

"The results of the survey came as a revelation to all of us," said Paul
Bullimore, a Sea Life Centre marine curator.

"The fabled monogamy of the seahorse really has been exposed as a myth
... This bisexual activity was both a great surprise and a shock.

"The observations of big-bellied seahorses suggest that neither males
nor females of this species had any preferred partner. They really are
indiscriminate and shameless creatures."

The scientists were looking for signs of courtship, including colour
changes, knotting of tails and synchronised swimming. A total of 1986
seahorse contacts were recorded between males and females, with 836
between females and 346 between males.

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Sex shock: seahorses exposed

*
* February 01, 2007

SEAHORSES, long thought of as monogamous, are in fact shameless
sex-obsessed bisexuals - and none more so than those in Australian
waters.

A study has found that, unlike human rules of attraction, seahorses with
the biggest bellies attract most partners, and of 3168 recorded sexual
couplings, 37per cent were same-sex liaisons.

Scientists at 15 Sea Life Centre aquariums around Britain studied 90
seahorses of three species from Australia, the Caribbean and the English
Channel.

Until now, many marine biologists had believed seahorses were
monogamous, and that theirs was one of the few species in which the male
becomes pregnant and carries the eggs.

However, individual seahorses were recorded flirting with up to 25
potential partners a day. The Australian bigbellied seahorse was the
most indiscriminate, mating with females and males several times a day.

Caribbean slender seahorses were also promiscuous. Of the three species
studied, only some of the British spiny seahorse were faithful to one
partner. Out of those, five pairs remained faithful, while 12 did not.

"The results of the survey came as a revelation to all of us," said Paul
Bullimore, a Sea Life Centre marine curator.

"The fabled monogamy of the seahorse really has been exposed as a myth
... This bisexual activity was both a great surprise and a shock.

"The observations of big-bellied seahorses suggest that neither males
nor females of this species had any preferred partner. They really are
indiscriminate and shameless creatures."

The scientists were looking for signs of courtship, including colour
changes, knotting of tails and synchronised swimming. A total of 1986
seahorse contacts were recorded between males and females, with 836
between females and 346 between males.

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Sex shock: seahorses exposed

*
* February 01, 2007

SEAHORSES, long thought of as monogamous, are in fact shameless
sex-obsessed bisexuals - and none more so than those in Australian
waters.

A study has found that, unlike human rules of attraction, seahorses with
the biggest bellies attract most partners, and of 3168 recorded sexual
couplings, 37per cent were same-sex liaisons.

Scientists at 15 Sea Life Centre aquariums around Britain studied 90
seahorses of three species from Australia, the Caribbean and the English
Channel.

Until now, many marine biologists had believed seahorses were
monogamous, and that theirs was one of the few species in which the male
becomes pregnant and carries the eggs.

However, individual seahorses were recorded flirting with up to 25
potential partners a day. The Australian bigbellied seahorse was the
most indiscriminate, mating with females and males several times a day.

Caribbean slender seahorses were also promiscuous. Of the three species
studied, only some of the British spiny seahorse were faithful to one
partner. Out of those, five pairs remained faithful, while 12 did not.

"The results of the survey came as a revelation to all of us," said Paul
Bullimore, a Sea Life Centre marine curator.

"The fabled monogamy of the seahorse really has been exposed as a myth
... This bisexual activity was both a great surprise and a shock.

"The observations of big-bellied seahorses suggest that neither males
nor females of this species had any preferred partner. They really are
indiscriminate and shameless creatures."

The scientists were looking for signs of courtship, including colour
changes, knotting of tails and synchronised swimming. A total of 1986
seahorse contacts were recorded between males and females, with 836
between females and 346 between males.

The Times

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Sex shock: seahorses exposed
*
* February 01, 2007
SEAHORSES, long thought of as monogamous, are in fact shameless
sex-obsessed bisexuals - and none more so than those in Australian
waters.
A study has found that, unlike human rules of attraction, seahorses with
the biggest bellies attract most partners, and of 3168 recorded sexual
couplings, 37per cent were same-sex liaisons.
Scientists at 15 Sea Life Centre aquariums around Britain studied 90
seahorses of three species from Australia, the Caribbean and the English
Channel.
Until now, many marine biologists had believed seahorses were
monogamous, and that theirs was one of the few species in which the male
becomes pregnant and carries the eggs.
However, individual seahorses were recorded flirting with up to 25
potential partners a day. The Australian bigbellied seahorse was the
most indiscriminate, mating with females and males several times a day.
Caribbean slender seahorses were also promiscuous. Of the three species
studied, only some of the British spiny seahorse were faithful to one
partner. Out of those, five pairs remained faithful, while 12 did not.
"The results of the survey came as a revelation to all of us," said Paul
Bullimore, a Sea Life Centre marine curator.
"The fabled monogamy of the seahorse really has been exposed as a myth
... This bisexual activity was both a great surprise and a shock.
"The observations of big-bellied seahorses suggest that neither males
nor females of this species had any preferred partner. They really are
indiscriminate and shameless creatures."
The scientists were looking for signs of courtship, including colour
changes, knotting of tails and synchronised swimming. A total of 1986
seahorse contacts were recorded between males and females, with 836
between females and 346 between males.
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