Male pregnancy evolved in these species to increase reproductive success. By shifting gestation to males, females can produce ...

Male seahorses bear the responsibility of carrying the embryos. They have a brood pouch on the front of their bodies, and fertilised eggs are transferred there with an ovipositor. The male then ...

Seahorses mate for life, but it’s the father that becomes “pregnant.” Seahorse fathers will carry the eggs in a special brood pouch for up to four weeks before giving birth. Depending on the ...

Unlike most species, it is the male seahorses who give birth. Female seahorses impregnate the males with their eggs, and 10-25 days later, the males spew out thousands of baby seahorses.

Male seahorses carry the babies, earning them the nickname “Mr. Mom” in the Philippines. The female deposits her eggs in his pouch, and he fertilizes, nurtures, and protects them for 10 days to six ...

Seahorses pair-bond, with partners participating in daily interactions and elaborate mating rituals before the female deposits eggs into the male’s pouch. The eggs, depending on the species, gestate ...

With adults only about an inch tall, the dwarf seahorse is the smallest of the four seahorse species found in U.S. waters. This dainty, curly-tailed fish occurs only in shallow seagrass areas in the ...

On its own, a baby seahorse has a lot to contend with. On average, if the population is stable, only two of the thousands of young that a pair produces will reach maturity. Life doesn't become ...

Weedy sea dragons have very long, thin snouts; slender trunks covered in bony rings; and thin tails which, unlike their seahorse cousins ... their bright-pink eggs during mating.