Tiny Pygmy Seahorses Resemble Coral

Posted on April 3, 2008

In nature there often seems to be a tinier version of many creatures. This is also the case with seahorses. Pygmy seahorses look very much like the gorgonian coral they live their entire lives on. These tiny seahorses are only 2 centimeters long. Here's a video clip from National Geographic that shares a little more information about these small but fascinating creatures. The seahorses in the video clip are a reddish color but the Wikipedia entry says there is also a yellow species of pygmy seahorse.

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