Seahorses swim gracefully at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

Seahorses swim gracefully at Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium

 

[caption id="attachment_22046" align="alignnone" width="240"] (Visitors enjoy watching the crowned seahorse floating in the water tank at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu, the Kingdom of Ryukyu, on 28 Wednesday December 2011 The Roman. (Taken by Akiko Kuwabara))[/caption]

 

As it does every year, to celebrate the Year of the Dragon the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Motobu organized a special display of creatures.

 

Visitors enjoyed watching seahorses and other creatures named after dragons as they swam gracefully in their tanks.

 

The crowned seahorse is approximately 10 centimeters long and appears in colors such as bright yellow, brown or black.

 

Their calm appearance as they float in the cylindrical tank attracted a great deal of attention from visitors to the aquarium.

 

Many people, including tourists and family groups, took photographs of the seahorses.

 

(English translation by T&CT, Mark Ealey)

 

(Ryukyu Shimpo, 1 Sunday January 2012 The Roman)