Kingdom of the Seahorse
To many of us they are a figure of fancy on par with the unicorn. To scientists, however, the seahorse is a fascinating object of study. Unlike other animals, in seahorses it is the male who get pregnant and gives birth. But to populations around the world, the seahorse is something else again; considered a source of sexual prowess to proponents of traditional Chinese medicine, the magical seahorse is also a crucial source of income to fishermen in the Philippines who harvest and sell them to that burgeoning trade.
From the archive
Witness a remarkable species in which the male becomes pregnant and gives birth. Tour the magical and complex world of the seahorse. 1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : 4 3/4 in Documentary DVD, region 1; Dolby Digital ; 4x3 full screen Title from container Host, Amanda Vincent ; narrator, Tony Kahn Originally broadcast in 1995
Why this is free to watch
Kingdom of the Seahorse (1997) is hosted by the Internet Archive as a public-domain or openly licensed work, which means its copyright has expired, lapsed, or was released by the rights holder. No signup, no payment and no advertising interrupts playback. Nitrate streams the file directly from the Archive and hosts no video itself.
- Director
- Amanda C J Vincent, Andrew Thompson (Production personnel), Susan K Lewis (Production personnel), Tony Kahn, Jon Bignold, Stephanie Munroe, Ray Loring, British Broadcasting Corporation., WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.)
- Starring
- Amanda Vincent
Player shortcuts
- Space Play / pause
- ← → Skip 10s
- ↑ ↓ Volume
- M Mute
- F Fullscreen
- 0–9 Jump to %
