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Pipefish
Pipefish swim in seas or aquaria,
Sea-horses too, delight our eyes;
In fishy realms they’re father and carer,
Gentle nursemaids in bright disguise.
Be aware they have a much darker side -
If they mate a female who’s ugly
They won’t feed the babes and when they have died
They’ll seek out a beauty quite smugly.
And so evolution continues apace –
The fittest survive, that’s the law;
Not only the strong, the comeliest face
