As their name suggests, sea pigs are pink. They use their tube feet to weed through muddy sediments in search of food, such as bits of algae and dead animals that have fallen to the seafloor.

A pink sea creature swam through the river at a park in Australia and dug in the sand. Watching nearby, a scientist snapped photos of the colorful animal. It turned out to be a new species.

Indeed, animals come is many colors, and pink is no exception. Some species are even famous for being pink; think flamingos or pigs, for instance.

They took a closer look at the pink deep-sea animals and realized they’d discovered a new species: Pseudothyone labradorensis, or the Labrador sea cucumber. Labrador sea cucumbers can reach ...

Ancient glass sponges. A Barbie-pink sea pig sauntering along the seafloor. A transparent unicumber hovering in the depths. These wonders are just an initial snapshot of fantastic creatures ...

“They often appear in photographic collections of abyssal megafauna.” The pink creatures were found at depths ranging from about 70 to 1,400 feet, according to the study.

Transparent sea cucumbers, bowl-shaped sponges, and pink sea pigs are some of the fascinating animals discovered during a deep-sea expedition to the Pacific Ocean.