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Seacan
Seacan is the scientific name given to the combination of a seahorse and a pelican. The name Seacan emerged from the beginning of the word “seahorse” and the end of the word “pelican”. The Seacan has a seahorse body and a pelican head with features from both species. Our newly discovered species of animal is called a Seacan. It is averagely 4’0 ft and can be many different colors but usually they are an orange to brown matching their beak. They can, however manipulate their chromatophores to change their overall skin color for camouflage. The Seacan has big fins and longer tail which allows it to swim faster. These features are very important because they allow it to escape predators and catch its prey. It’s diet consists of jellyfish and the Seacan learned to absorb their electrical defensive mechanism.

Habitat
The Seacan can be found in the waters of North America, usually swimming near jellyfishes or any other species of fish. They can be found in very large coral reefs and can only survive in warm temperatures causing it to migrate when the water is cold. It usually migrates from the waters of North America to the waters of South America and vice versa.

Ecosystem
The Seacan can be found near the top of the food chain since it can eat jellyfish and most fish that fit in its mouth. The only things that can eat the Seacan are big fish, such as sharks. It usually lives in underwater caves, protecting itself from it's predators. Because of its large size it does not swim with groups and tends to stay away from other Seacans. They are usually by themselves or with one other Seacan, usually the other being it's mate.

Reproduction/Evolution
The male Seacan has a pouch, similar to its seahorse counterpart, on its stomach in which to carry babies—as many as 2,000 at a time. A pregnancy lasts from 10 to 25 days, depending on the species. The reproductive process begins when a male and a female seacan do daily pre-dawn dances, intertwining their tails and swimming together. As the seahorses got bigger due to its new adventurous tendencies it grew many admirers, including scientist that wished to experiment on them. More information in Unknown section.

Impact on the Earth
The Seacan has affected the waters of North America since 2025. Once its appearance there was a decrease in the population of jellyfish. There is an increase in the population of small fish helping the profits in fish markets. North America became a popular place for scientist to investigate sea life. Since the decrease of jellyfish, turtles and other large fish started eating other animals in order to survive.

Unknown
Seacans were a project that emerged from the experiments done on seahorses. There was a significant size increase in seahorses which allowed scientists to use that animal for tests. The merge of pelicans and seahorses was accomplished after one year of captivity. The transportation of the Seacan failed and the boat tank fell into the water, where it learned to evolve. The Seacan was in the waters and not found until the decrease in jellyfish. The decrease in jellyfish allowed other animals to live longer and become a larger population, such as large fish, making the Seacan easier to find for the scientists.