Fascinating and rare footage shows a male sea dragon carefully carrying his female's eggs under his tail. Male sea dragons are responsible for carrying eggs after fertilisation, which happens in a delicate process were the female transfers the babies to the male. As with sea horses, sea dragon males are responsible for childbearing. Fascinating and rare footage shows a male sea dragon carefully carrying his female's eggs under his tail. Male sea dragons are responsible for carrying eggs after fertilisation, which happens when the female transfers the babies to the maleThe males incubate the eggs and carry them to term, releasing miniature sea dragons into the water after about four to six weeks.

Source: Daily Mail February 08, 2019 17:26 UTC