A delicacy in cooking, the seahorse is also thought to enhance virility. Dried seahorses are used to fashion keychains, jewelry, paperweights, and other souvenirs. In addition to direct human ...

On June 3, Liu Xuemei was shocked to find that the ingredients submerged in the wine, including dried cordyceps, turtle shells, and seahorses, had maintained their shape perfectly over the years.

We follow her as she travels the world, from Hong Kong to the Philippines, hot on the trail of the people responsible for the secret trading in dried seahorses. With narration by David Attenborough.