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Hippocampus bargibanti, also known as Bargibant's seahorse or the pygmy seahorse, is a seahorse of the family Syngnathidae found in the central Indo-Pacific area. [3]This pygmy seahorse is tiny—usually less than 2 centimetres (0.79 in) in size—and lives exclusively on gorgonian sea-fans, as its coloration and physical features expertly mimic the coral for camouflage. [4]
The Elite Equine rescue fundraiser “Boots and Bling” gala is Saturday, Dec. 7 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. to raise money for injured and unwanted horses and to give them a second chance ...
The subfamily Hippocampinae is named after the seahorse genus Hippocampus, which is derived from the Ancient Greek ἱππόκαμπος (hippokampos), a compound of ἵππος, "horse" and κάμπος, "sea monster". The morphologically intermediate nature of pygmy pipehorses is reflected in the name "pipehorse", a combination of the first ...
The first pygmy seahorse known to science was Hippocampus bargibanti. At least six more species were named after 2000. The first species discovered lives exclusively on fan corals and matches their colour and appearance. So effective is pygmy seahorse camouflage that it was discovered only when a host gorgonian was being examined in a laboratory.
A wall has had to be dismantled to rescue a horse that got itself wedged in a narrow gap next to a building. One-year-old Howard became stuck at his stables near Duxford on Monday and ...
Horses very rarely conceive twins or carry them to full term. The odds for this occurrence are only 1 in 10,000, the organization said. A mustang gave birth to rare twin colts at Banditas Wild ...
Hippocampus bargibanti Whitley, 1970 (pygmy seahorse) Hippocampus breviceps Peters, 1869 (short-headed seahorse) Hippocampus camelopardalis Bianconi, 1854 (giraffe seahorse) Hippocampus capensis Boulenger, 1900 (Knysna seahorse) Hippocampus casscsio Zhang, Qin, Wang & Lin, 2016 [65] (Beibu Bay seahorse) Hippocampus colemani Kuiter, 2003 ...
Redwings is now the largest horse charity in the UK. [3] Redwings provides a safe home for rescued horses, ponies, donkeys and mules who have been neglected and ill-treated, such as those rescued from Spindles Farm in 2008, the largest case of equine animal cruelty ever seen in the UK at the time.