Have you seen a 50-foot high pile of shells shaped like a turtle? This prehistoric archaeological site located on Highway A1A nine miles south of New Smyrna Beach and is the largest shell midden on the mainland United States. The mound extends 600 feet along the Indian River shoreline and contains over 35,000 cubic yards of shells. It used to be 75-feet high but was mined for shells to build roads.
Did you know there are 47 types of seahorses and they are considered fish? Three types of Seahorses [the Lined, the Longsnout and the Dwarf] once cavorted in the sea grass beds of the Indian River Lagoon. These unusual creatures range from the size of a lentil bean to the length of a banana. They are monogamous and greet their partner every morning with a special dance that may involve changing color – as a way of bonding and celebrating each other. And instead of females, the male seahorses carry the developing seahorse embryos in a kangaroo-like pouch
