<div><p>At some point in our lives, we've all had a moment or two when we've mistaken something for food. Most of the time, we laugh it off and move on, but for one little girl her mistake helped save a life.</p><p>We certainly don't come across a story like this one very often which makes it all the more special to share. </p><p>A little girl was taking a stroll at Indian Shores Beach in Tampa, Florida when she came across something that looked like a Hot Cheeto partially buried in the sand. As with most children, curiosity got the best of her and she decided to pick it up. </p><p>That's when things got interesting. </p><p>Upon closer inspection, she realized that the orange object was not a Hot Cheeto at all, it was a Seahorse! </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/seahorse3-2-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/seahorse3-2-1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/seahorse3-2-1_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Phew! So glad she didn't pop it into her mouth before taking a second look. </p><p>The girl also noticed that the tiny creature seemed to be in distress so she placed it in a bucket full of water and immediately showed it to her mom. Her mom called experts at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium right away so they can help save the sickly seahorse.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/seahorse4.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/seahorse4_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/seahorse4_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Turns out the seahorse was a female lined seahorse with the capability to change colors based on its surroundings. At the time she was found by the little girl, she had turned Cheeto-orange from living in red and orange sponges. </p><p>The aquarium nursed the sea animal back to health and released her back into the ocean once she regained her strength and natural hue.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/cheeto-seahorse-habitat-1200x630.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/cheeto-seahorse-habitat-1200x630_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/cheeto-seahorse-habitat-1200x630_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/cheeto-seahorse-habitat-1200x630_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/cheeto-seahorse-habitat-1200x630_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/cheeto-seahorse-habitat-1200x630_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/cheeto-seahorse-habitat-1200x630_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/05/cheeto-seahorse-habitat-1200x630_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>It's truly amazing how a little girl managed to save the life of a seahorse fuelled by her love of food. You can watch Cheeto the lucky Seahorse's amazing survival story in the video below:</p><div><amp-facebook data-href="https://www.facebook.com/SeeWinter/videos/10155282010343205" layout="responsive" height="600" width="640"></amp-facebook></div></div>