Pygmy Seahorses: Masters of Camouflage | Deep Look
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- čas přidán 19. 10. 2014
- Tiny and delicate, pygmy seahorses survive by attaching to vibrant corals where they become nearly invisible to both predators and researchers. Now, biologists at the California Academy of Sciences have successfully bred them in captivity for the first time. Finally, they're able to study the seahorses' amazing act of camouflage up close.
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Over the summer, biologists from the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco returned from an expedition to the Philippines with some very rare and diminutive guests, a mating pair of pygmy seahorses.
Pygmy seahorses live their entire adult lives attached to a type of coral called a Gorgonian sea fan. The seahorses use their long tails to grab on to the delicately branched sea fans. But what’s really amazing is their ability to match the coral’s bright color and knobby texture. They blend in so perfectly that they are barely visible, even to a trained eye.
Pygmy seahorses are nearly impossible to raise in captivity. Until recently, there was no record of the seahorses ever living long enough to breed in an aquarium. As a result, very little is known about them, making them extremely attractive to researchers eager to learn about the mysterious species.
The Gorgonian sea fan is itself an animal, distantly related to jellyfish and anemones, and is very difficult to raise in tanks. But these seahorses cannot live without the them.
How do seahorses mate?
They do a courtship dance during which the female puts her eggs in the males brood pouch.
How do seahorses give birth?
Like other seahorses, it is the male pygmy that rears the offspring in his brood pouch, releasing groups of offspring every two weeks.
Check out an additional video from the Cal Academy: goo.gl/QhAf0T
Find out more about pygmy seahorses:
blogs.kqed.org/science/2014/10...
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When they started dancing I almost cried cause it was so cute 😂
With that song on the background it was just too perfect.
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Right? I've been telling my friends about it ever since I discovered it last week.
Does it feel great when your country was mentioned by other countries that dont expect people from that country they mentions are not gonna watch ! why did I say ? I live in Philippines
mine too :( the deep look channel should have like a million subscribers cuz it's awesome
i am from the philippines also! 😁🙋
I agree
I can't believe this channel has been around almost two years and is barely at 100k subscribers, the narration is amazing and so is the cinematography. It's a shame you haven't been introduced to a wider audience. Good luck for the future guys
CZcams time rules = No 10 minutes videos? = no recognition
+Kevin H.A exactly, and in my opinion that's the shittiest policy ever, good channel like this should have more recognition
Proably it's also about no "flashing" and "booming" editing like on Discovery.
Just enjoy your good wine, sir.
Michael A J I think they experienced a modest boom of subscribers in the last 8 months
Pencil Eraser 470k now!
Well I've been watching nature related channels from 6,7 years and believe me u guys have opened up a new angle of nature that everyone else was kind of missing
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what if they added a rainbow sea fan they would look fabulous
That is a neat thought; I wonder how they'd all turn out :0
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Multicolored
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Or a neon sea fan
I think most people don't realize how much they change themselves to fit in and how much our enviornment shapes us. We do much of it subconsciously. It's just part of being human and being part of a certain culture. Granted, "fitting in" comes easier to some, than others, but everyone does it to some extent. I often wonder how I might have been a different person had I grown up somewhere else, far away, and completely different.
More like, blending. Some humans want to "*fit in*" to be accepted among a certain class of society. Seahorses and other creatures are *blending in* to protect themselves. Blending in and fitting in are essentially two different things. One is focused towards a trend or style by choice, the other has a life purpose that is aimed towards survival.
Hun, very well & thoughtfully said, I looked at wat u like & i see u hav a mind like a sponge, just like me I thought 🤔😊😁
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We are like Pygmy seahorses.
We are born neutral, small and plain creatures.
And then we are put into an environment that begins to define us. Our parents may be orange, but we may turn out purple.
+!Shion that's actually a good analogy
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That's actually a very accurate comparison!
They look like claymation, so adorable. More evidence of triggered adaptation in the end there, i like that.
this channel should have way more subscribers!
We think so too!
no they should not. this is a ad revenue mine.
buddy guy they give useful information, they do
@@hamsacc useful no informative yes
@@dudeman7738 it is if you want to be a zoologist. I want to become a marine biologist.
The video felt so short. I'd love to keep watching those sea horses for an hour.
They are such beautiful creatures! I learned something new today!
“We humans tend to think of who we are as mostly fixed. But in the ocean, identity can be a fluid and mysterious thing.”
Beautiful!
Yeah that's the part I thought was the most unnecessary. We don't need pro homosexual social commentary. Just tell us about the animals
Tbh though, I kinda disagreed with that line. We humans _don't_ think of ourselves as fixed, because we're not. We're more complex and have more capacity for individual expression (well, some of us; note the comment above mine for a counterexample). Having to stick to the exact same organism your whole life because you'll die if you leave sounds a lot more fixed to me lol.
*Pygmy Seahorses: Masters of Camouflage*
Tiny and delicate, pygmy seahorses survive by attaching to vibrant corals where they become nearly invisible to both predators and researchers. Now, biologists at the ***** have successfully bred them in captivity for the first time. Finally, they're able to study the seahorses' amazing act of camouflage up close.
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@Sweet V. it's a seahorse fact. It has been studied
What a beautiful video.
Evan Hershey Thank you, Evan. I hope you like our other videos as well.
I've said it once, and I'll say it again: Deep Look is the best science channel on CZcams.
The Pygmy seahorse courtship dance you captured at 1:14 brought tears to my eyes: kudos to the director and video crew
+Kar Al Many thanks!
+Deep Look Whats the title of the music playing? Its so soothing
+Rawda. K. It's an original score by the very talented Seth Samuel: www.sethgsamuel.com/
that is absolutely beautiful
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Thank you for the kind words!
These videos are stunning. The music choice, the camera shots, everything. Major props to you guys, keep it up!
beautiful! love how fluid the video is underwater. Even enough, so we can see these adorable creatures.
That was some pretty nice narration.
"In the ocean identity can be a fluid and mysterious thing." So very true about any community of people too. You think you know someone, unless you happen to interact with them under different circumstances.
That's absolutely amazing, they take the color that's around them, that's awesome.
This are really adorable animals. Thank you for this very informative and lovely video, great work! :D
i love how u make things looks simple... thank u for all this informations..
Ahhh. Watching from the playlist. Thank you. I didn’t think I needed such a curated playlist, but this was nice. This video is shorter than what I’m used to from Deep Look, but it was a nice video 🥰
Their predators watching this video:
*we now eat corals*
El caballito de mar es un animal de lo más curioso desde su forma hasta su peculiar forma de procreación en la que es el macho el que "pare" las crías, es precioso. 🙋🏻♀️🇪🇸
0:59 SINONG MGA FILIPINO DITO-
*cough* that's me nation right there :'3
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I can already tell this is going to be my favourite only series! Keep up the good work. I can't wait for the next episode! :)
Seahorses are such pretty creatures, dancing in the water together, so sweetly and innocent. I really adore the bright color of these ones. Wow. ♡
Wow. This is amazing!!
So this is the video from which this all started 🎉❤
Brilliant video, there is still so much to discover about these wonderful creatures!
Just so amazing these little creatures of the sea. I am in wonder at these miniature Sea Horses. The entire life cycle with them mating and producing young was spectacular. The hard work and expertise of these individuals in bringing us this great video is greatly appreciated. This is now one of my favorite Nature videos.
What would happen if they used a green simulated fan (assuming they can live on a fake one) I wonder.
Probably nothing. Since there's probably no green sea fans they don't have the 'programming' to change to any other colors. They don't look at the colors around them and try to match it, when they're born they basically have a choice between a certain set of polymorphic forms and they become the one best suited to their environment. Another example of this is grasshoppers from the African plains that will turn green when it's humid, regardless of whether or not there's actually living vegetation, brown when it's dry even if surrounded by greenery and black when they detect the smell of smoke and ash even if the area they were in is protected from fire.
Salmon Saladsandwich Fair, I can concede that they won't turn green because green sea fans don't naturally exist. But I still don't understand how they choose which polymorphic form to take. Either it is random/genetic, and they find the fan to match their colour after, or something in them must actively decide which colour to express.
They involuntarily choose which form to take depending on their surroundings.
Salmon Saladsandwich Yes but I am curious by what mechanism their body can distinguish between their possible environments.
+Blake Hagar I did wonder those questions, I guess we hav to learn more(prob God/aliens created us to be genetic or random)ze world is noice
Cool science designed for my attention span!
I have binge watched every single video on this channel. You guys are amazing.Keep up the good work.
This channel is simply awesome, glad i found it by accident :)
I'm curious on what would happen if the babies were let to grow without any coral at all. Would they come out orange?
Jozshua Cuellar wow! good question!!
Jozshua Cuellar No one knows! But I think it would be hard for them to survive without any corals at all. They have evolved so closely together.
Jozshua Cuellar they'll die. or just like Ian Malcolm said: life, uh, finds a way
Deep Look Maybe give them green or blue coral? How about black coral? Transparent coral? The possibilities are intriguing!
die mabye?
Seahorse for life!
Hard to believe I've been watching this channel for 5 years now, man time sure does fly by.
Your videos are literally meditation for me..Thank you so much.
Why does it seem like every animal in the world is perfectly suited and in balance with its environment except for humans?
we were extremely suited for the environment we lived in back in Africa and other warmer climates. we gave that up for inventiveness and joined together in clans. we left our evolutionary fitness in our physical capabilites for our evolutionary fitness in our brains. Our brains, that's what helps us survive.
We became more complex, more emotional, more advanced. Even at this stage however, small groups of people were still really suited for their environments. I.e. Aboriginals would do what was sustainable for the ecosystem.
However another group of us wanted to become comfortable, I think? That ideal was pursued and well... Good and bad at the same time.
Because you want it to be true?
These are gorgeous.
the jooniverse Many thanks, we'll make more.
I though normal seahorses were cute, then i seen these pygmy seahorses, 100% the cutest thing in the ocean ive seen.
These creatures always inspire calm. Just magical...
That was interesting!
Dude U R the first comment ever
the world is an amazing place
We could not agree more... what else should we film?
How about beautiful overlooked insects in the world.
A video on the world or bacteria/microscopic life forms!...and if you do so!...please include tardigrade !
I woundnt say insects are beautiful
I really like the end statement, "identity can be a fluid and mysterious thing". nice.
Beautiful ! Sea horses are such cute little puppy like sea creatures. Very cool how they can change color.
What is that in 2:07 on the right?
I've had those things in my aquarium for months now living on the glass about a fifth of a millimeter long.
Fresh water or salt water aquarium?
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Indeed!
as long as there's no politically forced equilibrium of right wing idealism.
Or left wing, for that matter. Moderation is key.
cortster12 sorry, you are wrong there sparky, "moderation" is not the key, if one side argues evolution is real and the "other" side argues it isn't, that is not an argument that needs an equivocal moderation. evolution is fact and the right be damned, they don't get to teach people bullshit as an "alternative" to a science proven beyond a shadow of a doubt, same with global warming and being gay is not a choice, the left is correct and the right is "unequivocally" wrong on these subjects and more. the right doesn't get to cry foul and get their bullshit spread thru public t.v. politics should be left to pbs political shows and not programming.
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Let me rephrase that: being a moderate is key. More specifically, a moderate who puts science and reason above all else. Which neither side does.
Love your channel and those sea horses are adorable.
Thanks you for all the videos!!! :-)
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Thank you, Aethyr. Go science!
awww
Look at the last clip where a seahorse is beset all side by plankton, that's like you live inside food. Imagine how it would be in your life -- you wake up in the morning, there's a cupcake on your table, on your chair, on the floor, even on your chest!
That's incredible. Really enjoy your videos
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So this is the video were is all Started
Yes, our first episode. Still one of our favorites.
Very interesting! I look forward to more videos from this channel.
With so few subscribers this channel is starting to feel like a gem in the rough.
1.30 it ate it's own baby right there 😂
Actually those tiny things are brine shrimp - not baby seahorses (thankfully).
Ohhh thank you for clarifying that😉
baby seahorses cannot have babies
I support you tiny gender fluid seahorses
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they're not genderfluid their color fluid duh~
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what the heck
Theyre color fluid
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That was the cutest thing I've ever seen.
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These are probably the most delicate and adorable little sea creatures I've ever seen :0
You guys always produced beautiful contents. It's always engaging and educational. Keep up the good work. - greetings from the Philippines.
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Ladies and gents, prime example of how evolution works... creatures adapting to their surroundings in order to survive! Nature and science are amazing!! Btw this channel should have way way way more subs
🤩 beautiful! Love this!💜 they remind me of the little creature on Flight of the Navigator
The only channel that has an amazing first video
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dats some quality content right there. Highly underappreciated.
adorable little seahorses :) They are very cute!
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Every one of your videos leaves me wanting to know more. Well done! Perhaps you could start a channel, "Deeper Look," featuring 5-minute videos on these same topics...
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