#grunions — Public Fediverse posts
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The Moon brings a wild but precarious fish orgy to #California's beaches https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240419-californias-beaches-are-home-to-wild-fish-orgies-during-the-grunion-run
"Millions of small #fish fling themselves on Californian beaches to have sex – strictly under the full or new Moon. This incredible mating ritual is threatened, but #CitizenScientists are diligently working to save it... the small silvery #grunions spawn onshore, flinging themselves from the #ocean onto the sand. In addition, they only spawn during full or new moons – because they need a high #tide"