A MOTHERLY KNIGHT IN ARMOR 



seaweed. In addition to this the opening of the 

 pouch closes tightly immediately after the multiple 

 births, and precludes any readmission. 



There is no doubt about the interest which the 

 life of a dolphin must hold, and I am sure that the 

 way of a mermaid in the sea would inspire a best 

 seller, but for charm, for quiet success in life and 

 for sheer unexpectedness of mating, incubation and 

 birth the seahorse has no equal. As to the questions 

 which arise : How did this intricate and reversed re- 

 lationship first come about? Why does the female 

 hand over her eggs? Why does the male parent 

 shelter and incubate them? Why ... I can only 

 answer, I don't know. 



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