A female Weedy Seadragon has transferred eggs to a male at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, a rare event and a first for the institution.
Like seahorses, seadragon males — not females — are responsible for carrying eggs. An egg transfer is quick, but occurs only after the seadragons participate in an elaborate courtship"dance," a statement from the aquarium read. The male and female mirror each other, often with their tails curled away from their mate, and spin together snout-to-snout moving up and down in the water column.
"He is doing well and can be seen up close in Seadragons & Seahorses, though he might move behind the scenes closer to the hatching date," the aquarium statement reads.
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