'Sticklebacks', 1879, (1943). River fish displaying mating behaviour. The female lays her eggs in a nest which the male has built. The males develop a red breast during the mating period. From "British Fresh-water Fishes" by William Houghton. Published in "Wildlife of Britain', by F. Fraser Darling. [Collins, London, 1943]

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