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  • (light instrumental music)

  • - Camouflage is important in the oceans.

  • It's a cutthroat world outside these submarine walls.

  • Today, we're talking about seahorses,

  • and their ability to camouflage.

  • (suspenseful instrumental music)

  • My grandfather Jacques Cousteau always stood out

  • in a crowd because of his style,

  • but these seahorses do just the opposite.

  • Seahorses are masters of camouflage,

  • and the pygmy seahorse is one of

  • the most well-camouflaged species in the ocean,

  • and the smallest variety of seahorses that exist.

  • They're the size of a paperclip.

  • In fact, the pygmy seahorse wasn't discovered

  • until someone was examining a piece of coral it was on.

  • (light string music)

  • Seahorses, much like chameleons, can change color.

  • They change color to confuse predators,

  • as well as to convey emotions to one another,

  • especially during courtship.

  • The speed at which they change color,

  • well that depends on what's happening.

  • As a response to fear, it's rapid,

  • whereas if it's due to hormonal changes, it's much slower.

  • - It's gone.

  • - What, what do you mean it's gone? (sighing)

  • No, no, no, no, it's right there.

  • Stealthy seahorse.

(light instrumental music)

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