How seahorses make babies

Welcome to the Seahorse hotel! Sydney Harbour is known for its iconic skyline, yet beneath the surface, a different kind of landmark is taking shape—seahorse hotels, safe havens for the endangered White’s seahorse.

Seahorses are tiny, delicate creatures that rely on seagrass for survival. But their seagrass habitat is disappearing fast, causing their numbers to drop by 90% in some areas. 

For our 25th Planet Wild mission, we’re helping to build more "seahorse hotels", breed seahorse babies, and restore their original habitat—to give their populations a chance to recover.

Chapters
0:00 Introduction to Mission 25
0:54 Sydney Harbour – a bustling metropolis and biodiversity hotspot
1:40 Introducing the White’s seahorse
3:47 The seahorses' future is in danger
5:20 Meet our local partner
5:42 Our project goal
6:04 The fascinating world of seahorse love
8:16 A male seahorse giving birth
9:10 Our support in raising baby seahorses
10:19 Giving seahorses a new home
11:41 Seagrass regeneration
12:55 Releasing the baby seahorses
13:37 Mission debrief
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[MIForrestguy]

A seahorse love hotel is the best idea ever. They are interesting tiny fish.

[vice.nor.virtue]

This is so gorgeously produced. The little clip of her at the beginning losing her mind going "THEYRE SO TINY" Was pure joy fuel!!

[eyrunsigrunardottir]

It is so wonderful that not only does Planet Wild support all those amazing projects but they also tell us wonderful news monthly 💙

[penguinagents]

I salute the entire team of Planet Wild and any other organizations they work with!

[Albanach-jenk]

I have watched a lot of your videos this is one of the best.
I would never in a hundred years have thought Sydney Harbour had that many species.
Brilliant guys

[curiousandcreativewithwand]

Congrats for being part of the solution to save the seahorses! 😍
YES, please a video on the SEADRAGONS 😍

[Semirotta]

This is epic.
I mean, the Seahorses alone are epic. Such a weird majestic tiny creatures. Its crazy these things can survive in the wild :D

[SuperClgirl]

Love being a member of Planet Wild. Is at least a little big something I can do for the planet!!

[zaraczpospolity]

apart from seahorses seadragons are SO DOPE how the hell wasnt I aware of them

[benediktwalch]

Seagrass meadows are such a great part of a costal ecosystem. The video is great and I am Grateful to be suporting it 😊❤

[ShesUnreal]

Money well spent! I love this community ❤

[fantasyhaven]

Glad I could contribute to this. Seahorses are so unique and interesting. It would be such shame to see them disappear.

[timurbirgalin]

Magnificient creatures! It's so nice to be a part of this community:)

[TheBitPianist]

I really enjoy the efforts to adress underlying causes of these issues as well, so about half of the money going to seegras restoration is really cool!

[aqueuse]

thank you so much ! Proud to be part of it !

[Alexander_gg]

is it possible to show more processes like how to tag the sea horses, i find this super interesting.

[radu_nedelcut]

As a proud Planet Wild individual member / donor, I am very happy to learn about this project and see the wonderful team from Australia you have decided to support.

[tangiblepress]

this is so inspiring. I'm sharing with my friends and relatives. I'm proud to be a regular subscriber. I love the enthusiasm of the young people you have on your team and that you work with.

[catslikewitches]

I was sooo looking forward to this video and am loving it!

Seahorses always fascinate me and beeing able to help with my small constribution just feels good.

Edit (while rewatching the video): Yes, a video about the sea-dragons would be very much appreciated!

[carlsegssss]

We need more people like you!! Congrats and keep going! ❤