Life - Weedy seadragons dance into the night - BBC One
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These two could teach Strictly Come Dancing a thing or two. Named for their uncanny resemblance to the plant life around them, a male weedy seadragon seduces a female with some very fancy fin work. Two months later, however, its the male whos left carrying the eggs
Living off the coast of south Australia, weedy seadragons (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) are the only known species along with sea horses and pipefish - where the male carries the eggs. Although the eggs start out in the female, she lays about 120 of them onto the tail of the male where they are then fertilized and develop until they hatch.
Feeding on plankton, larval fishes and small shrimp-like crustaceans, seadragons resemble swaying seaweed making them difficult to find in their natural habitats, even though they can grow to about 46 cm in length.
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سبحان الله الخالق المصور
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It might have just been the music but, I found this rather elegant and romantic. It's beautiful.
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They're quite fascinating, and so cute. I want one. c:
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OH MY GOD
My mouth was open the whole time
what a imaginative creature!
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Now, where are my pokeballs?
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The eggs kinda creepy but the babies are so cute
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Watch out, we've got a badass over here (a complete retard should I say)
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wished they showed us the transferring of the eggs :(
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Why dont human beings take care of their own planet? It dosent make sense what we r doing to it!
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Kingdra used Dragon Dance!
777fergiefan 4 months ago 26
did anyone else find this sort of adorable? :3
jokrluvr77 7 months ago 15