Meet The Shedd's Weedy Seadragon Babies

Meet The Shedd's Weedy Seadragon Babies

MUSEUM CAMPUS — The Shedd Aquarium hatched and welcomed over a dozen weedy seadragon babies for the first time in its history. Up until they hatched, the babies, or fry, were fertilized and cared for by a male seadragon who carried the eggs on his tail, according to a press release from the Shedd. They’re now being reared behind the scenes by aquarists. While the weedy seadragon babies are fully independent to feed and fend for themselves after …