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The pygmy seahorse is cute, that much is clear. It’s got amazing camo. Also clear. But the big mystery: How on Earth it changes to so perfectly match its surroundings. Ahhhh, there! That's the ...

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Pygmy seahorses (Hippocampus bargibanti) are masters of camouflage. They are among the smallest vertebrates, just the size of a thumbnail, and live in coral reefs in the western Pacific. There they ...

Meet the Japan pig, a newfound species of pygmy seahorse discovered in Japan. Only the size of a grain of rice, these colorful creatures inhabit shallow waters and blend in well with the algae-covered ...

Because they were a bit gullible, the Ancient Greeks believed a tiny race of humans known as the pygmies did eternal battle with cranes—which, in fairness, can be pretty jerky. Today, “pygmy” lives on ...

NO ONE knew that pygmy seahorses existed until marine biologist George Bargibant came across one by accident. He was studying sea fans – the gorgonian corals found throughout the world’s oceans – when ...

In the course of mapping the the world’s reefs for Google Street View, divers found the teensy weensy Denise’s pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus denise) in Australian waters for the first time, reports New ...

Scientists have described a new species of pygmy seahorse that’s colorful and smaller than the average fingernail. The researchers have officially named the tiny seahorse Japan pig, or Hippocampus ...