Hold On

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[Music plays and an image appears of a picture of many different types of fish swimming in the ocean and text appears: Have you ever met a fish that could walk?]

[Image changes to show a picture of a fish walking on the ocean floor and text appears inside a speech bubble “My name’s Handstand and I’m a Spotted Handfish”, and text appears above: Meet Handstand a Spotted Handfish]

[Image changes to show a video of a Spotted Handfish walking along the ocean floor and the camera zooms in on the Spotted Handfsh and an arrow appears pointing to the pectoral fins and text appears: Spotted Handfish walk on their “hands” (pectoral fins)]

[Image changes to show a picture of different fish swimming in the water and text appears: Around since the time of the dinosaurs, the Spotted Handfish has survived a long time, but now only exists in a small region near Hobart]

[Camera pans along the ocean picture and dinosaurs can be seen on the shore of the ocean picture]

[Image changes to show a video of a diver moving along the ocean floor and text appears: Discover how scientists and conservationists are helping Handstand and his mates stay alive and keep them safe from threats]

[Image changes to show a facing view of a diver swimming towards the camera holding a Spotted Handfish]

[Image changes to show a side view and then a facing view of a Spotted Handfish]

[Image changes to show a picture of a side view of a Spotted Handfish, and another Spotted Handfish lifting its hand up on the ocean floor and text appears: So, HIGH-FIVE – I’m staying alive!]

[Image changes to show the book cover of Hold On! Saving The Spotted Handfish inset in the front of a picture of fish swimming in the ocean, and the CSIRO Publishing logo and text appears: Available in all good bookstores and online, CSIRO Publishing]

[New text appears: “Fish that Walk” video – CSIRO Science Image, Music – www.bensound.com]