Animal Documentaries Hub on Instagram: "This female grunion emerged from the sand too quickly, laying her eggs at the surface instead of burying them as usual. While this gave me a rare chance to witness the entire spawning process, including a clear view of a male fertilizing the eggs and the eggs themselves, it likely resulted in an unsuccessful event, as the exposed eggs are vulnerable to drying out, predation, and being washed away too soon. Grunion males fertilize the eggs of a female exter