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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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This is a video of the tail of a seahorse (Hippocampus reidi), while grasping onto a dowel. It shows the high level of flexibility and motor control that they are capable of.

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[Courtesy of Dominique Adriaens, UGent]

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