Ghostly 'dance of a sea dragon'

Frankie · 10-31-2009, 10:11 AM

A ghostly tale provided from Woodstock for your Halloween holiday! Thanks Doni!

One of the most elegant courtship rituals in the animal kingdom has been captured on film by a BBC crew.
The dance of the weedy sea dragon takes place every year in the shallow seas off the coast of Australia.
During the ghostly dance, two beautifully odd-looking fish mirror each other's every movement.
At the end of the ritual, the male fish is the one to get pregnant, giving birth two months later, a process the BBC crew filmed for the first time.
The dance of the weedy sea dragon is captured for the BBC natural history series Life.
Weedy sea dragons are a type of fish related to seahorses and pipefish.
For the complete story & a very awesome video please follow this link:
BBC - Earth News - Ghostly 'dance of a sea dragon'

reefman78 · 10-31-2009, 11:37 AM

those sure are strange but very interesting, ty for the link

Reefmack · 10-31-2009, 11:50 AM

Very interesting to watch - thanks!

sambrinar · 10-31-2009, 01:21 PM

Cool!!

redsea reefer · 11-02-2009, 08:03 PM

I was watching a show on the Leafy Sea Dragon, beautiful animal.

SeahorseBT · 11-02-2009, 11:15 PM

Thanks for sharing! They remind me of my seahorses. The baby shots are incredible!

TROPICALFISHAUC · 11-03-2009, 08:20 PM

Love these guys I would love to have a pair but too bad they are protected.

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redsea reefer Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: L.A, California Posts: 2,124 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Ghostly 'dance of a sea dragon' I was watching a show on the Leafy Sea Dragon, beautiful animal. __________________ Eddie 34g RSM 130 with 45#'s live rock and 30#'s aragonite reef sand. Tunze 9002 skimmer with inTank media rack - Koralia 2 My Tank

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