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Pufferfish

FAN DANcE The male white-spotted pufferfish

Peafowl shows himself to be a true artist when
he prepares a nest for a female . Over
Peacocks have wonderfully several days, he swims close to the
long tail feathers that can form seabed, carving grooves in the sand with
impressive-looking fans . The male birds his fins to create a fascinating mandala
gather in a mating area to show off pattern on the ocean floor .
their beauty to the females . They strut
in circles, rustling their fans to display
the dazzling rainbow . The shinier the
feathers, the more iridescent the eyes on
a peacock’s tail and the more symmet-
rical their pattern, the greater his
chances with the peahens . The chicks
that hatch from the eggs he fertilizes
will be more robust, too, and the males
will have their own impressive tail fans
when they grow up .
A female swimming by will recognize at
once that this is a good place to spawn
and lay her eggs . She swims into the
middle of the circle where her artistic
mate gently bites her cheek, which
begins the mating ritual .

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