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        "description": "<p>October 11, 2012\u2014The rare West African seahorse has been filmed in the wild for possibly the first time. Researchers hope to learn more about the species and help create a more sustainable trade in the animal. It's estimated that around 150 million seahorses are sold annually for traditional medicine worldwide.</p>", 
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        "title": "Wild Seahorse Filmed for the First Time", 
        "url": "http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/animals-news/west-africa-seahorse-first-video-vin/", 
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                    "url": "http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/05/pictures/120508-new-species-seahorses-pygmy-pipehorses-animals-science/", 
                    "name": "Pictures: Ancient Pygmy Pipehorse Species Found"
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                    "url": "http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/sea-horse/", 
                    "name": "Seahorse Facts, Pictures, and More"
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        "credit": "2012 National Geographic; video courtesy Zoological Society of London", 
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        "transcript": "<p>For possibly the first time, video of the little-known West African seahorse, has been captured in the wild.</p><p>Zoological Society of London researcher Katie West recorded the video while travelling with local fisherman off the coast of Senegal.</p><p>SOUNDBITE: Katie West, Researcher: \"We've seen the first live seahorse, and it's about this big... and it's really difficult to film.\"</p><p>Researchers are concerned for the species because within the last 20 years or so, the seahorses have been increasingly harvested and exported for use in traditional Chinese medicine.</p><p>An estimated 600,000 are sold each year.</p><p>Poor visibility and rough diving conditions make it difficult to study the West African seahorse, so, little is known about it</p><p>The bright reddish-brown seahorse is one of two native species exported around the world, and since 2002 it has been on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.</p>", 
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