Of the 50 known species of seahorses in the world, 17 are endemic to Australia. They’re some of the most beautiful and mysterious variations, from the enchanting zebra seahorse that lives in the coral reefs of northern Australia to the majestic leafy seadragon that hides in the seagrass along the southern coast. Seahorse World began as a research project at the University of Tasmania into the life cycle of the Tasmanian pot-bellied seahorse. The project blossomed into a breeding farm and then a business, which officially opened in 1998 and supplied…