SEAHORSE FOUND GALLOPING IN THE THAMESLONDON -- Scientists are hoping the discovery of a seahorse in the Thames could mean the creatures are coming back to British waters.Seahorses, famous for being the only species in the world in which the male gets pregnant, were a common site in Britain two centuries ago, but they were forced out by the pollution from the Industrial Revolution. A fisherman found the seahorse in shallow water near Southend-on-Sea. He took it to Southend's Sealife Center, where it now shares a tank with two hermit crabs. The center's curator, David Knapp, said this was a "remarkable discovery." |