Leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques), juvenile. It has been independent since it emerged from its fathers brood patch, about 2 cm long. It will be fully

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Leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques), juvenile. It has been independent since it emerged from its fathers brood patch, about 2 cm long. It will be fully adult, and about 40 cm, at 28 months or so. Rapid Bay, South Australia

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Photo credit: © Becca Saunders / Auscape / Alamy / Afripics
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