Splash and Bubbles
Pufferfish Sand Art
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Did you know Dunk makes sand art in the ocean? Gush teaches us all about it!
Gush teaches Dunk that some species of pufferfish instinctively create beautiful symmetrical sand patterns on the ocean floor by jumping into the sand to create impressions.
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Splash and Bubbles
Pufferfish Sand Art
Clip | 1m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Gush teaches Dunk that some species of pufferfish instinctively create beautiful symmetrical sand patterns on the ocean floor by jumping into the sand to create impressions.
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esand patterns, hey, Dunk?
- Oh, hey Gush!
I was just-- wait, aren't you going to ask me what I'm doing?
- Well, I can see what you're doing.
You're playing in the sand and making a beautiful pattern.
- No, I'm just-- yeah, that is what I'm doing.
- Oh, go right ahead, then.
- Oh.
[chuckles] Hold up.
Aren't you gonna ask me why I'm doing it?
- Nope, I already know why.
- [gasps] You do?
- Sure, and you probably know, too.
- Oh.
All I know is I like it.
It's fun and relaxing to make patterns in the sand.
- And that's the best reason of all, to make art!
- But, how come my friends can't do this?
- Well, there's a good reason.
You're a puffer fish, and they're not.
- So?
- Well, it's something some types of puffer fish do.
That's why it's a puffer fish pattern.
- A puffer fish pattern?
- Exactly!
You've made a pattern which is symmetrical, or even, all the way around just from dunking in the sand.
- Why do puffer fish do this?
- Well, you could call it just instinct, or doing something because it's natural to you.
- Well, it does feel natural.
- And, you may be interested to know that one day a female puffer fish may like it!
- A girl puffer fish?
Why would that interest me?
- Well, you never know.
[chuckles] For now, just keep having fun.
Bye.
- Sounds good to me!
I could do this all day!
[chuckles]
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