Video: Male Weedy Sea Dragon at Monterey Bay Aquarium Has Babies

Posted on August 4, 2012

A male weedy sea dragon at the Monterey Bay Aquarium has had a brood of over 80 babies. This makes the aquarium only the fifth in the world to breed weedy sea dragon or "weedies" for short. As with seahorses, male sea dragons carry and hatch the babies. Take a look:

Here is another interesting weedy sea dragon video from the BBC. It shows the courtship dance of weedy sea dragons. It also shows the male releasing babies about two months later. Take a look:

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