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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You can actually see the baby sea dragons through the eggs. That's pure amazing!
What beautiful seadragons - makes me feel truly inspired that nature has designed such whimsical creatures
The real beauty of nature! Thank you yet again, for another wonderful series, Sir David Attenborough!
This is so beautiful it made me cry
That's freaking amazing. I want to be a sea dragon in my next life!!!11!111!
jajjajajaja me too !!
Me three😂
WOW. i did not even know something this beautiful even existed
The BBC & David Attenborough have created the most amazing programme ever.
They're so majestic
This video is the most amazing thing I ever seen that baby swimming is so beautiful.
did anyone else find this sort of adorable? :3
this is the most beautiful love dance, what a beautiful little things ! Miracle
DUDE THIS FOOTAGE ARE GORGEOUS!
awesome!!!! dragons on water really do exist!!
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
that is like the cooolest thing ever!
Thanks BBC and RUclips for giving us the opportunity of watching incredible nature.
Found this yesterday while snorkelling at a beach close to home. Blessed :P
You saw one or a pair?! Were they courting?
May I ask what kind of environment? Ty!
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 :')
CY Productions aww! Lucky!! I just love them!!! :D
@@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.
@@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!
God's creation is EXTREMELY OUTSTANDING!
The beauty of the living things of our planet is infinite!
Strictly Come Dancing should employ these sea-dragons as dance mentors!
No matter how beautiful a video is there will always be a few idiots who will dislike it
Damn nature, you romantic!
Simply Beautiful!!
Cute little creatures!
Me too, something about the music, and how graceful the movements are; so beautiful!
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!
OMFG.
cutest little baby sea dragon evarr:D
These animals have a superb design
Such rare and Graceful creatures! My favorite 💕 weedy seadragons
The algae forest almost looked like a ballet behind those two
aawwww the baby so cuuute, omg
WILD Kingdras appeared!! :D
This video is showing us that fathers can be just as nurturing as mothers.
Lillian Griffin amen 🙏🏼
Eagle dads are very nurturing as well. They incubate, brood, and feed their young.
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!
omg, i want this camera!
More dragon than Charizard.
So sweet
Magnificent animals.
beautiful
perfectly engineered for beauty
by god
I love things with seashells and Seahorses on em like blankets and towels and little bags. I love em. Seahorses forever.
So lovely!
beautifull creatures
love these very much
This videos are so intresting. Thank you
i wish i was a miniature underwater person so i could have my own pet dragon
So.. much grace.
Magic voice ... Magic videos.
I'm literally crying
2:54 Congruatulations, you bred a horsea!
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.
This is so bloody romantic. I love it!
This is one of the many reasons why i keep going back to diving time after time.
Beautiful. Save our seas.
wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww iam so impressed thank u soooo much this is wonderful
Thanks BBC for your effort to increase out Knowledge :-) I love all your programs and GOD BLESS YOU ALL
so beautiful
That's adorable
I LOVE SEA DRAGONS!! They are so pretty! Something you wouldnt expect to exist! :D
Fantastic!
beautiful video and music
beautiful!!
Wow ! So very beautiful!
@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...
wow those are some funky looking animals
AWESOME.
it's sad that eventually all we'll have are documentary films to remind us what has gone away forever...
1:06 GET INTO STEP!!
Magnificent ^^
love it!
Amazing video.
These creatures look like they stepped out of a Hieronymus Bosch painting.
thats amazing
OMG maby they have draon scale, thats rare!
Who ever edited this did a great job.
ohh my...... this is so beautiful!...
omg, baby seadragonsssss
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.
what a beautiful nature
dude they are real, they're just another type of sea horse
Wonderful, Amazing, Creation!
how romantic..
Why not "sea-deer" since they have antlers? ^ ^
gorgeous creatures
Seen them at Sorrento Victoria… the most fascinating and beautiful creatures
awww. sooo cute
Amazing video of the dance
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.
Finding Nemo taught me so much about fish ;D
AWESOME !
aw cute
Wonderful Film
awww......that was romantic......
BBC UNICA E GRANDE NEL MONDO.
Unique looking creatures
Sooo Sweet ♥
bizzare looking creatures but so graceful
Dragalge?
you are correct, but they are also the inspiration behind seadra
wow it looks soo cool
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awesome, beautiful incredible, aaah it's divine !!