# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CgZcf-5IN6H
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73498801-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/797f51b8f1.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-07-24T14:00:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

Stuffing yourself with too much food at the buffet 🥘

For protection, male yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) carry fertilised eggs in their mouth. This means he cannot feed and becomes underweight. After they hatch, he spends time recuperating.

#EarthCapture by gregpiperarts
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#bbcearth #yellowheadjawfish #jawfish #oceans #underwaterphotography #oceanphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #amazinganimals #nature #naturelovers #earth #earthlovers

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## Tags

oceanphotography, bbcearth, amazinganimals, wildlifephotography, earth, underwaterphotography, oceans, earthlovers, yellowheadjawfish, naturelovers, nature, naturephotography, jawfish, earthcapture, wildlife

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