Although they are similar to seahorses, weedy seadragons do not have prehensile, gripping tails and instead use them for steering.
Though they are similar in appearance to seahorses, which use a prehensile tail to clasp and anchor themselves to seaweed, weedy seadragons do not have prehensile, gripping tails.
Instead, weedy seadragons appear to use their tails for steering.
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• Sources | (MESA, 2015; The Wikimedia Foundation, 2019)
