An underwater videographer in Anilao, the Philippines, shared an astounding video of a diminutive dive buddy so small it’s hard to see against the coral: a pygmy seahorse.
“Hard to believe something this tiny can be so perfectly adapted to its world,” says Kolin Hansen from Getting Salty who shared the footage on Instagram.
With its pinkish-orange body covered in knobbles, the tiny seahorse is hard to see at first against the reef. Spotting a pygmy seahorse is very rare as they’re small and camouflage so perfectly into their home.
“This little orange pygmy seahorse blends right into the coral,” he says. “A master of camouflage and one of the ocean’s best-kept secrets.”
Video and image credit: Kolin Hansen – Getting Salty – underwater photographer & videographer
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