# @bbcearth on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce_U4bPo36S
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/73498908-bbcearth-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/ef0d60fce4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2022-06-19T14:02:21.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** BBC Earth (@bbcearth) — https://gondola.cc/bbcearth

## Caption

While the female seahorse is the one to lay eggs, it is the male seahorse that will carry them until they are ready to hatch!

A female will lay dozens, sometimes hundreds of eggs directly into the male's abdomen, where he will hold them for up to 45 days.

#EarthOnLocation by © Silverback Films⁣⁣

#TheMatingGame
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#bbcearth #seahorse #oceans #underwaterphotography #oceanphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #amazinganimals #nature #naturelovers #earth #earthlovers #FathersDay

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## Tags

oceanphotography, bbcearth, amazinganimals, wildlifephotography, earth, underwaterphotography, oceans, earthonlocation, earthlovers, thematinggame, seahorse, naturelovers, nature, naturephotography, fathersday, wildlife

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