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Sea Dragons Are Incredibly Strange Creatures, And We May Finally Know Why
Spotting a wispy sea dragon, floating amongst the seaweed, embellished with leaf-like adornments ruffling in swaying ocean currents, is truly a sight to behold.
But there is more to sea dragons than meets the diver's eye. Bedazzled as they may be, sea dragons are also missing teeth, lacking ribs, and their spines are curved and kinked.
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-secret-to-sea-dragons-fabulous-features-is-in-their-genes