现在,蓝色星球II终于开始播出,我们开始看到他们在网上共享的一些最好的时刻。正如我们认为我们对小丑鱼及其与海葵的关系所了解的那样,将其留给英国广播公司的水下博物学家,以记录一些令人难以置信的东西。
In this clip we see black saddle clownfish,Amphiprion polymnus,not only move a coconut shell, but work together to accomplish this task. They moved the coconut into position specifically to have a place to lay their eggs but naturally, they’d prefer for this substrate to be close to their anemone protection.
Having actually seen coconuts nestled into large isolated clownfish-hosting anemones before, it never occurred to me that the clownfish might have moved it into position – I just assumed it was lucky for the clownfish. We know that our clownfish can show signs of intelligence but this level of cooperation is not something we ever see in aquariums.