Off the west coast of America seastars are in trouble; tearing their own limbs off which then wander away

This is called seastar wasting disease, and the results are gruesome, yet fascinating.

15 January 2015

5 minutes

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Nature's Weirdest Events—Series 4, Episode 3

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