We set out to find one of the ocean’s most elusive creatures — the pygmy seahorse. These tiny animals have evolved near-perfect camouflage, blending into coral so well they’re nearly ...

Measuring just more than 2 cm long, the pygmy seahorse is one of the most camouflaged creatures of the ocean. Living on Pacific coral reefs, its camouflage and texture are identical to those of ...

It’s easy, at first, to think the famed reefs of Raja Ampat, in eastern Indonesia’s West Papua province, have avoided many of the stresses facing reefs elsewhere. Festooned with colourful corals and ...

The pygmy seahorse camouflages so well with its surroundings that it was discovered entirely by accident. While collecting pieces of gorgonian coral, an expert named Georges Bargibant realized he ...

If you (or the kids) love our friends from the watery world, you'll want to dive into the many magical must-see aquariums the US has to offer – as there's so much to see, learn, and explore.

I didn’t see a Bargibant’s seahorse, or even a fraction of the wildlife. The miracle of the seahorse for me, the miracle of Raja Ampat, was not actually seeing it – but being able to see it.

This is the first time it has been accomplished, in this volume, by any public aquarium worldwide, according to a press release. In 2024, the Columbus Zoo had one weedy seadragon hatch over 20 babies.

This story is part of the June 28 edition of Good Weekend.See all 21 stories. Barely the length of a fingernail, Bargibant’s seahorses spend their entire tiny lives anchored by their tails to a ...

The shortlisted images for the 2025 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year have been announced, showcasing our natural world across the ANZANG bioregion – Australia, New Zealand, ...

Heys says that Seahorse Australia was initially given a permit to take 600 seahorses, which are a protected species in Australia, from the clean waters of the estuary, and Project Seahorse was born.

In 1969 a new and unique seahorse was discovered by accident when a diver, Georges Bargibant, was collecting a gorgonian coral for the Nouméa Aquarium in New Caledonia. Gorgonian corals are the coral ...