A beautiful wood carving of the remarkable tiny seahorse (hippocampus ramulous).
Coated in armour and spines, seahorse's swim upright using their large dorsal fin, and often hide in sea grass and seaweed holding on by their tails.
The most unusual of its many strange characteristics however is that the male does the parenting, carrying the eggs around inside its pouch until incubated, and keeping the young there until they are large enough to be released.
In 2006 greatly increased numbers were reported off the southwest coasts of England due to warm seas, and they have been found as far north as Shetland.
Simple, elegant decoration beautifully hand carved and painted.
Size: 21.5cm high (8.5”)
