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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What beautiful seadragons - makes me feel truly inspired that nature has designed such whimsical creatures
You can actually see the baby sea dragons through the eggs. That's pure amazing!
The real beauty of nature! Thank you yet again, for another wonderful series, Sir David Attenborough!
This is so beautiful it made me cry
The BBC & David Attenborough have created the most amazing programme ever.
That's freaking amazing. I want to be a sea dragon in my next life!!!11!111!
@Taruseta
5 жыл бұрын
jajjajajaja me too !!
@lovemesomesoul8426
5 жыл бұрын
Me three😂
They're so majestic
This video is the most amazing thing I ever seen that baby swimming is so beautiful.
WOW. i did not even know something this beautiful even existed
this is the most beautiful love dance, what a beautiful little things ! Miracle
that is like the cooolest thing ever!
DUDE THIS FOOTAGE ARE GORGEOUS!
one of my favourite little things to see while diving. its good cos they dont just swim away, you can just pick them up again
did anyone else find this sort of adorable? :3
Me too, something about the music, and how graceful the movements are; so beautiful!
Thanks BBC and KZread for giving us the opportunity of watching incredible nature.
Strictly Come Dancing should employ these sea-dragons as dance mentors!
This video is showing us that fathers can be just as nurturing as mothers.
@lovemesomesoul8426
5 жыл бұрын
Lillian Griffin amen 🙏🏼
@Andijt
3 жыл бұрын
Eagle dads are very nurturing as well. They incubate, brood, and feed their young.
Simply Beautiful!!
awesome!!!! dragons on water really do exist!!
Such rare and Graceful creatures! My favorite 💕 weedy seadragons
I love the BBC! pure class and quality! its time for them to ring me and take me on a journey for filming sealife! thx BBC!
Cute little creatures!
Found this yesterday while snorkelling at a beach close to home. Blessed :P
@MENTY-B
7 жыл бұрын
You saw one or a pair?! Were they courting? May I ask what kind of environment? Ty!
@kikilikipikiwiki
7 жыл бұрын
Was at the beach yesterday and unfortunately found one washed up on shore. But when I was snorkelling next to the pier, they like to hide or glide amongst the seaweed, or sea bed. They're very spiny and actually fairly sharp :')
@MENTY-B
7 жыл бұрын
CY Productions aww! Lucky!! I just love them!!! :D
@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344
3 жыл бұрын
@@MENTY-B There is 3 species of sea dragon. Weedy Sea dragon Leafy Sea dragon Ruby sea dragon Weedy and leafy live in shallow to deepish water close to shore, in kelp forests and around weed beds. They feed on small shrimp and have spines for defence. They both are greatly camouflaged in their natural environments. They range from South Australia to Tasmania The Ruby sea dragon prefers deeper water and its red colour is good for camouflage. They have no appendages like the 2 other sea dragons.
@MENTY-B
3 жыл бұрын
@@deaganachomarunacathasaigh4344 Ty for the reply! Did you know that one type is as long as a Qtip?! I just saw a pic of that the other day-it’s always so hard to see things in documentaries/put to scale ykwim? So surprised to see how tiny it was!
The beauty of the living things of our planet is infinite!
I lovr Sea dragons. These.are very cute! But the Leafy Sea Dragon is also very nice! The thing about these animals is that i know they exist but every time i see a video or something else i am like oh my nature is just beautifull!
The algae forest almost looked like a ballet behind those two
Damn nature, you romantic!
aawwww the baby so cuuute, omg
OMFG. cutest little baby sea dragon evarr:D
I love things with seashells and Seahorses on em like blankets and towels and little bags. I love em. Seahorses forever.
God's creation is EXTREMELY OUTSTANDING!
No matter how beautiful a video is there will always be a few idiots who will dislike it
WILD Kingdras appeared!! :D
More dragon than Charizard.
These animals have a superb design
Magnificent animals.
wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww iam so impressed thank u soooo much this is wonderful
So sweet
beautiful perfectly engineered for beauty by god
This is one of the many reasons why i keep going back to diving time after time.
Thanks BBC for your effort to increase out Knowledge :-) I love all your programs and GOD BLESS YOU ALL
Thank you for taking the time to share with us the amazing life in the ocean, we would not know anything about without your assistance.
omg, i want this camera!
So lovely!
This videos are so intresting. Thank you
love these very much
2:54 Congruatulations, you bred a horsea!
beautiful!!
Wonderful, Amazing, Creation!
Fantastic!
beautifull creatures
Wow ! So very beautiful!
gorgeous creatures
ohh my...... this is so beautiful!...
Beautiful. Save our seas.
Magic voice ... Magic videos.
beautiful video and music
love it!
AWESOME.
So.. much grace.
These creatures look like they stepped out of a Hieronymus Bosch painting.
so beautiful
BBC UNICA E GRANDE NEL MONDO.
Wonderful Film
Magnificent ^^
I'm literally crying
Amazing video.
Seen them at Sorrento Victoria… the most fascinating and beautiful creatures
thats amazing
AWESOME !
This is so bloody romantic. I love it!
I LOVE SEA DRAGONS!! They are so pretty! Something you wouldnt expect to exist! :D
i wish i was a miniature underwater person so i could have my own pet dragon
awww. sooo cute
what a beautiful nature
Amazing video of the dance
Who ever edited this did a great job.
1:06 GET INTO STEP!!
aw cute
That's adorable
wow those are some funky looking animals
awesome, beautiful incredible, aaah it's divine !!
Sooo Sweet ♥
They dance all night and the lady impregnates the man. In the morning, Ms Weedy Sea Dragon swims away and leaves Mr Sea Dragon to carry then raise the (many) babies. Lol. It's so incredible.
WHEN I READ THE BATO BALANI SCIENCE MAGAZINE IN OUR SCHOOL AND I READ ARTICLE ABOUT SEA DRAGON,., I SEARCH THIS SEA ANIMALS IN KZread AND I FOUND THIS VIDEO.,., THANK YOU BBC.. I LOVE SEA DRAGON!!!
awww......that was romantic......
soooo cool!
Unique looking creatures
bizzare looking creatures but so graceful
@Scronix it's more than that, it wasn't simply brought about through random mutations, but natural selection, a process that's anything BUT random, evolution is NOT an accident...
omg, baby seadragonsssss
Why not "sea-deer" since they have antlers? ^ ^
That has got to be the coolest creature i have ever seen. It looks as if it were something out of a science fiction novel. That is so beautiful and majestic. I only hope that they do not become a Chinese delicacy.
wow it looks soo cool
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Finding Nemo taught me so much about fish ;D
c'est tres beau
how romantic..
Graceful Seadragons