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Leafy Sea Dragon

Fish have been evolving in Earth's oceans for 500 million years. Some, like this leafy sea dragon, have used their time well, adapting some of the most ornate and effective camouflage of any creature on the planet. These striking sea horse relatives are found only in the drifting seaweed and undersea forests of Australia.

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Photograph by Laurent Ballesta