Footage of Rare Moment Female Seahorse Passes Eggs to Mate to Carry and Hatch

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Diver and photographer Jules Casey recently spotted two sets of big-bellied seahorses transferring eggs while exploring the waters underneath Rye Pier in Victoria, Australia

Big-bellied seahorses are ovoviviparous, which means females deposit their eggs in males' brood pouches. Males then fertilize and hatch the eggs.

Big-bellied seahorses are the largest seahorse species in Australia

Flirting seahorses made an underwater photographer's dream come true.

Australian diver and underwater photographer, Jules Casey, recently spent a few days in the waters underneath Rye Pier in Victoria, Australia. During that time, Casey managed to witness and film the rare intimate moment where a female big-bellied seahorse passes her eggs to a male to carry until birth, not once, but twice.