No such thing as a griffin, but the sea horse does exist

By Susan Scott

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Aug 15, 2011

~~<p>If a science-fiction writer invented a fish with a horse head, monkey tail and kangaroo pouch, made the males get pregnant and called the thing a sea monster ("campus" in Greek), well, it would be easier to believe in dragons.</p>
<p>But the description is no fantasy fish. It's a sea horse, of course, the fish with body features and lifestyles so weird it's hard to believe they're real.</p>
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If a science-fiction writer invented a fish with a horse head, monkey tail and kangaroo pouch, made the males get pregnant and called the thing a sea monster ("campus" in Greek), well, it would be easier to believe in dragons.

But the description is no fantasy fish. It's a sea horse, of course, the fish with body features and lifestyles so weird it's hard to believe they're real. Login for more...