Pygmy seahorses are remarkable creatures. These tiny marine vertebrates, often no bigger than two centimeters in size, are masters of camouflage, able to match the texture and color of the coral in ...

Pygmy seahorses, among the smallest vertebrates in the world, are exceptional camouflage artists. At an average size of just 0.55 to 1.06 inches, these tiny creatures live symbiotically with gorgonian ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. WHY does the seahorse swim upright? The bizarre swimming style of this fish has long been an evolutionary mystery. "No one has ever ...

Seahorses evolved their upright posture some 25 million years ago, thanks in part to an expansion of vertical seagrass habitat, Australian researchers have found. Associate Professor Luciano ...

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 ...

Biologists have discovered the world's smallest known seahorse hiding amid the coral off Indonesia. The pygmy seahorse averages 16 millimetres in size, smaller than most fingernails. Scientists ...